So we’ve entered a world in which the CEOs of major social network are arrested and detained. That’s quite a shift – and it didn’t come in a way anyone was expecting. From Jennifer Rankin in Brussels:
French judicial authorities on Sunday extended the detention of the Russian-born founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, after his arrest at a Paris airport over alleged offences related to the messaging app.
When this phase of detention ends, the judge can decide to free him or press charges and remand in further custody.
French investigators had issued a warrant for Durov’s arrest as part of an inquiry into allegations of fraud, drug trafficking, organised crime, promotion of terrorism and cyberbullying.
