Pavel Durov, Telegram’s billionaire founder, criticized the French authorities on Sunday, August 24, so he described as a criminal investigation without foundation that has left him linked in legal procedures for more than a year.
Durov, what was it granted Temporary permission to leave the country to Dubai in March, faces Multiple positions linked to accusations that Telegram allowed organized crime. In a statement published on Sunday, he argued that he holds a CEO for user actions on a global messaging platform establishes a dangerous precedent.
“Irer to an CEO of an important platform on the actions of its users was not only precedent, but it was legally and logically absurd,” Durov saying.
According to Durav, the French police made “an error” by not following the appropriate legal channels before August 2024 when sending user data requests. He said that the company has constantly responded to all legally binding requests and maintains in -line moderation practices with industry standards.
Durav said that he is still obliged to return to France every 14 days, without an established appeal date.
“Unfortunately, the only result of my arrest so far has been the massive damage to the image of France as a free country,” he said.
The case against Durav highlights the growing tension between the application of the law and technological platforms on the responsibility of online content, particularly as governments around the world intensify their scrutiny of social networks and messaging services.
This is not the first time that Durov criticized the French authorities.
In September, he responded To their legal problems in France criticizing the authorities to avoid the official EU channels and interrogate it directly. He called Holding to a CEO responsible for the crimes of users a “wrong approach”, especially under outdated laws.
Durov defended Telegram’s moderation efforts, observing its daily elimination of harmful content and cooperation with NGOs, while reaffirming its commitment to the almost one billion users of the platform.
As the case continues, questions remain about whether legal battles will affect Telegram operations or the value of their cryptographic initiatives.
How Ton powers the vision blockchain of telegram
TONCOIN (TON), The digital token linked to Telegram’s Telegram Open Network (Ton), has currently dropped 6.4% in the last seven days. See the box below.
The Token Ton, currently valued at $ 3.30, has dropped 60% since its historical maximum of $ 8.25. Even so, the currency is considered an integral part of Telegram’s blockchain initiatives.
Originally created by Telegram and now maintained by the Ton Foundation, the Token is designed to share, such as Durov once In this, “the principles of decentralization are pioneers in Bitcoin and Ethereum, but … far superior to them in speed and scalability.”
In essence, ton powers in pairs. Users can transfer funds quickly and a minimum cost, a feature that fits with the impulse of the platform to integrate ton directly into its messaging application. Among the chats, users can already send the token to friends, tips creators or pay the services, highlighting the role of Telegram as a distribution channel ready for encryption adoption.
Beyond the payments, it also ensures the stagnation test network through the validator station, admits defi applications, NFT markets and powers and powers of powers such as Ton DNS and decentralized storage.
The Telegram user base is approximately one billion Monthly active users As of July 2025.
