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Feds: White Supremacists Tried to Start Race War

'Terrorgram Collective' targeted marginalized groups, infrastructure, prosecutors say

(Newser) - Two suspects said to be leaders of a white supremacist group are now facing criminal charges, with federal prosecutors alleging they took to the Telegram messaging platform to incite a race war by going after the Black, LGBTQ+, Jewish, and immigrant communities. The indictment accuses 34-year-old Dallas Humber of California...

Telegram Founder Charged, Barred From Leaving France
France Charges Telegram Chief

France Charges Telegram Chief

Platform's founder is free but cannot leave the country

(Newser) - Pavel Durov was charged with a series of crimes in France on Wednesday tied to users' activities on the Telegram app he founded, a rare instance of a top technology executive being held personally responsible for what occurs on an online platform. Durov, who was detained Saturday , was released Wednesday...

France Frees Telegram CEO
France Frees Telegram CEO

France Frees Telegram CEO

But Pavel Durov will appear in court

(Newser) - French prosecutors on Wednesday freed Telegram CEO Pavel Durov from police custody after four days of questioning over allegations that the platform is being used for illegal activities, reports the AP . Durov was detained on Saturday at Le Bourget Airport outside of Paris as part of a judicial inquiry opened...

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Arrest of Telegram Founder Unprecedented

Pavel Durov remains in custody in France, and the free-speech debate has begun

(Newser) - The co-founder of the popular messaging app Telegram remains in custody in France after his surprise arrest at an airport there over the weekend. Authorities say Pavel Durov, 39, has failed to rein in criminal activity on his site, but the app in a new statement called it "absurd...

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