French prosecutors have placed Pavel Durov, CEO of Telegram, under formal investigation using a stringent new cybercrime law. What Happened: The LOPMI law, enacted in January 2023, criminalizes tech executives whose platforms facilitate illegal activities.

Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram, has recently made headlines following a dramatic shift in his stance regarding user data privacy. Once a staunch

French broadcast media say the founder and CEO of the popular messaging service Telegram has been detained at a Paris airport. Pavel Durov is a dual citizen of France and Russia. French broadcasters LCI and TF1 reported that Durov was arrested at Paris-Le Bourget Airport on Saturday evening after landing in France from Azerbaijan.

Messaging app Telegram will provide users’ IP addresses and phone numbers to relevant authorities in response to valid legal requests, according to Chief Executive Officer Pavel Durov.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has confirmed that the app will share some of the users' data with the law enforcement authorities when presented with a 'valid legal request'. Durov, in a post on his official handle on Telegram,

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested in France last month for failing to manage extremist content on the platform. View on euronews

Telegram has announced it will now share users' IP addresses and phone numbers with authorities in response to legitimate legal requests. This shift in policy was confirmed by CEO Pavel Durov, who shared the news in a Telegram post on Monday.