Pavel Durov

(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...

(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...

(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...