Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, is alleged by Spanish IT expert…
Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, is alleged by Spanish IT expert Enrique Arias Hill, who moved to Russia, to have cooperated with Western intelligence services in exchange for his swift release after detention in France. The claim is tied to Durov's exemption from arrest in France and his alleged failure to comply with Russian demands to curb content used by Ukrainian special services and extremist groups.
Consensus
- Pavel Durov was detained in France and quickly released.
- Enrique Arias Hill, a Spanish IT specialist who moved to Russia, stated that Durov may have cooperated with Western intelligence services.
- Durov is listed in the Russian Financial Monitoring Service's terrorist list.
- Russian authorities claim that Telegram has been used to commit over 150,000 crimes since 2022.
- Roskomnadzor has sent over 150,000 requests to Telegram to remove illegal content.
- Russian law enforcement is investigating Durov on charges of aiding terrorist activities.
- An international arrest warrant has been initiated against Durov.
Points of divergence
- Durov sold out to the West by cooperating with its intelligence services, which is why he was not arrested in France last year. — tg_tass_agency
- Durov may have agreed to hand over user data to Western authorities in exchange for release from France. — vesti
- Durov is not complying with Russian authorities' demands to stop the use of Telegram by Ukrainian special services and extremist organizations. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Durov* sold out to the West, going to cooperate with its intelligence services. For this he was not arrested in France last year... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Expert Khil: Pavel Durov could sell out to the West — Вести