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In this week’s newsletter: Pavel Durov’s detention by French authorities is a major break from the norm – but his low-moderation, non-encrypted app is an anomaly

So we’ve entered a world in which the CEOs of major social network are arrested and detained.
That’s quite a shift – and it didn’t come in a way anyone was expecting. From Jennifer Rankin in Brussels:

    French judicial authorities on Sunday extended the detention of the Russian-born founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, after his arrest at a Paris airport over alleged offences related to the messaging app.

    When this phase of detention ends, the judge can decide to free him or press charges and remand in further custody.

    French investigators had issued a warrant for Durov’s arrest as part of an inquiry into allegations of fraud, drug trafficking, organised crime, promotion of terrorism and cyberbullying.

Durov – who holds French citizenship alongside Emirati, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Russian, the country of his birth – was arrested as he stepped off his private jet after returning from Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku. On Sunday evening, Telegram issued a statement:

    ⚖️ Telegram abides by EU laws, including the Digital Services Act – its moderation is within industry standards and constantly improving.

    ✈️ Telegram’s CEO Pavel Durov has nothing to hide and travels frequently in Europe.

    😵‍💫 It is absurd to claim that a platform or its owner are responsible for abuse of that platform.

On Monday, French authorities said that Durov’s arrest was part of an investigation into cybercrime: