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Pavel Durov
Pavel Durov also defended himself against the French judicial investigation.
French authorities have handed Telegram CEO Pavel Durov preliminary charges for allowing alleged criminal activity on his messaging app.
French President Emmanuel Macron says the arrest in France of the CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, wasnt a political move but part of an independent investigation.
White nationalists and conspiracy theorists kicked off Facebook and Instagram turn to the encrypted messaging app's safe haven.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Demonstrators are calling on Russian authorities to unblock the popular Telegram instant messaging app.
As Twitter and Facebook crack down, extremists have flocked to the private messaging app.