The founder and CEO of the popular encrypted messaging service Telegram was detained at a Paris airport, French media reported Sunday.
Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov delivers his keynote conference at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb. 23, 2016.
Pavel Durov was detained at the Paris Le Bourget airport on Saturday evening after landing in France from Azerbaijan, according to broadcasters LCI and TF1. French prosecutors declined to comment on Durov's arrest when contacted by The Associated Press on Sunday, in line with regulations during an ongoing investigation.
Western governments have often criticized Telegram for lack of content moderating on the messaging service.
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