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France Softens Restrictions For Telegram Founder Durov: Judicial Source

Telegram founder Pavel Durov was sensationally detained in Paris in 2024 (Credit: AFP)

Telegram founder Pavel Durov's judicial control has been relaxed, with the Russian-born entrepreneur now allowed to live in Dubai for a maximum of two weeks at a time, a judicial source said on Thursday.

Durov, 40, was sensationally detained in Paris in 2024 and is under formal investigation by French authorities over illegal content on his popular messaging service.

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