If Durov is found guilty, so is Telegram. It won’t stop with a guilty verdict. Telegram may be shut down, and the legal precedents will naturally carry through to other platforms.

Durov was formally indicted Wednesday and released on bail after he posted a 5 million-euro ($5.6 million) bond while agreeing to report to police twice weekly and to stay in the country.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov recently highlighted that Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s ongoing legal woes was his own undoing. What Happened: Addressing students at MGIMO university, Lavrov ...

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has revealed plans to leave his $17.1 billion fortune to more than 100 of his children — but with ...

Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov will divide his estimated $117 billion fortune among his 106 plus children upon his death, he said: The kids include those who were naturally conceived and as a sperm d ...

This is despite ongoing legal challenges facing its CEO, Pavel Durov. Telegram has reported significant financial growth in the first half of 2024, with revenue reaching $525 million, driven by ...

Durov’s release fueled a rally for Toncoin , the native crypto asset of The Open Network, a project heavily integrated with Telegram. On March 15, Toncoin surged from $2.93 to $3.46, reaching a ...

Durov’s arrest in France has caused outrage in Russia, with some government officials calling it politically motivated and proof of the West’s double standard on freedom of speech.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov defends privacy policies amid legal troubles in France, stating little has changed and the platform does not allow criminal use.

Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov delivers his keynote conference during day two of the Mobile World Congress at the Fira Gran Via complex in Barcelona, Spain on February 23, 2016.