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Quote of the day by Pavel Durov: 'My success and health come from 20+ years of abstaining from alcohol, tobacco, coffee, pills, and illegal drugs'

Pavel Durov is a Russian-born technology entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and chief executive officer of Telegram, a globally popular cloud-based messaging app. Born in Saint Petersburg in 1984, Durov first achieved widespread fame after launching VKontakte, often called VK, in 2006. Built as a local equivalent to Facebook,…

The Times of India

Russia seeks arrest of Telegram's Durov over 'terrorism complicity' claims

Russia has announced it is seeking the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov over accusations of "complicity in terrorism", alleging he allowed the platform to be used for recruitment by Ukraine's security services.

Radio France Internationale

Telegram's billionaire founder Pavel Durov has faced legal woes before - in Russia and France

On Wednesday, Russia's Federal Security Service, or FSB, accused him of aiding what it called terrorist activities. It also said it was adding Durov's name to international wanted lists.

The Economic Times

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Who Is Pavel Durov? Telegram Founder Who Claims More Than 100 Children Now Targeted by Russia's FSB

Pavel Durov, the Telegram founder, is back in the news after Russia stepped up pressure on him and after he said more than 100 children will share his fortune.

International Business Times UK

Telegram's billionaire founder Pavel Durov has faced legal woes before -- in Russia and France

Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, has repeatedly run into trouble with both the Kremlin and Western officials as he cast himself as a champion of free speech

The Independent UK

Apple removes Russia's VKontakte from App Store

The Economic Times

Kremlin forcing big firms to join ‘witch-hunt’ against internet rebels, claims report

Campaigners say banks and web platforms are being told to collect data on customers visiting blocked sites

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Over half a million VKontakte accounts hijacked using malicious Chrome extensions

Five extensions were doing all sorts of malicious acts, including stealing payment data.

TechRadar

Biography aims to fill gaps in story of ultra-libertarian Telegram founder Pavel Durov

Like many of his US counterparts, the Russian science prodigy turned hugely successful ‘digital populist’ has a deep suspicion of government constraint

The Guardian - UK

‘Internet prophet’: arrest of Telegram CEO could strengthen heroic image

Pavel Durov will probably use French legal disputes to position himself as a champion of free speech, say observers

The Guardian - UK

Who is Pavel Durov, the enigmatic French-Russian boss of Telegram?

Pavel Durov, CEO of messaging service Telegram, is a tech titan known for his fierce defence of privacy and free speech. Recently released from French police custody after four days of questioning over Telegram's alleged misuse, Russian-born Durov – a naturalised French citizen known as "Paul Du Rove" in France…

Radio France Internationale

Free-speech champion or cybercriminal? Here's why French authorities really arrested Telegram billionaire Pavel Durov

Durov ran afoul of Russian authorities when he refused disclose data about innocent protestors, now the French say he's done the same for criminals and terrorists.

Fortune

Arrest of Telegram CEO raises concerns over app's leadership, investor cites 'dictatorship'

The social media platform is facing its biggest crisis yet after French authorities arrested Pavel Durov.

Fortune

Free speech and ‘homeland’: Moscow's ‘opportunistic’ response to Telegram boss Durov’s arrest

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday said relations with France are at their “lowest” level following the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov at an airport outside Paris on Saturday. The arrest has prompted a stream of condemnations from those in power in Russia – even though the Kremlin…

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The Guardian - UK

Telegram founder’s arrest could have far-reaching impact on Russia

Response across political spectrum to Pavel Durov’s arrest highlights unique place messaging app has in Russian society

The Independent UK

What is Telegram? What you need to know about messaging app after CEO Pavel Durov banned from leaving France

Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov was arrested in Paris over the weekend, accused of enabling illicit activities, including drug trafficking and the distribution of child abuse images on his platform

Al Jazeera

Who is Telegram founder Pavel Durov? All to know about his arrest in France

Durov was arrested at Paris-Le Bourget airport on Saturday, after arriving from Azerbaijan.

Latin Times

Durov: Mysterious And Controversial Telegram Founder

Still a few months shy of his 40th birthday, the man once dubbed the "Russian Zuckerberg" after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg now finds himself under arrest in France after being sensationally detained at a Paris airport this weekend.

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The Guardian - UK

Who is Pavel Durov? Billionaire founder of Telegram remains a mysterious figure

Once nicknamed the ‘Russian Zuckerberg’, Durov has boasted of being the biological father of more than 100 children

International Business Times

Durov: Mysterious And Controversial Telegram Founder

Russian-born tech entrepreneur Pavel Durov has founded wildly popular social networks as well as a cryptocurrency, amassed a multi-billion-dollar fortune and locked horns with authorities not just in Russia but around the world.

France 24

No, this viral video of 'bombings' wasn’t actually filmed in Russia

The Ukrainians have intensified their bombing campaign on border towns in Russia in recent weeks. But a viral video said to show the aftermath of a recent Ukrainian strike on the Russian city of Belgorod actually shows nothing of the kind. The footage was filmed during protests in Kazakhstan two…

France 24

Fake news about Kremlin critic Navalny aims to discredit him after his death

Since news broke on February 16, 2024 that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny had died while incarcerated in the Russian Arctic, there has been a resurgence of doctored images and fake news aiming to discredit Navalny and his family. We took a look at three of the most widely spread…

The Independent UK

American white nationalists are fleeing US sites for Russian platforms. Here’s why

The Russian government doesn’t need to do anything to encourage the spread of extremism ‘because it’s already cooking,’ Neil Johnson tells Gustaf Kilander

The Independent UK

American white nationalists are fleeing US sites for Russian platforms. Here’s why

The Russian government doesn’t need to do anything to encourage the spread of extremism ‘because it’s already cooking,’ Neil Johnson tells Gustaf Kilander

Axios

American extremists linked to Russian sites

The online postings of far-right extremists keep turning up on Russia's loosely moderated social media platforms.

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