I think this was a stunt to give credibility to Durov and Telegram as free speech fighters. And I remember he is a citizen of the UAE too, interestingly left out. And he’s a member of the OCGFC, Owners and Controllers of Global Financialized Capital, in the conspiracy to rule the world, so more than just a mere operative as a billionaire. I’ll include the picture of him meeting with the leader of Dubai with my pick for Antichrist in the background, with the first link above mentioning they were to have a meeting together. The Telegram client is opensource, but the server is not, and they rolled their own encryption. All that to say, that platform is compromised and I wouldn’t touch it. I also have a post about how part of Revelation points to the UAE.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251113-france-lifts-travel-ban-on-telegram-founder-durov
Telegram founder Pavel Durov, a French-Russian dual national, was detained in Paris in 2024 over illegal content on his messaging app and is under investigation by French authorities. While he was initially banned from leaving France, the restrictions were relaxed in July. His travel ban was fully lifted on Thursday, according to judicial sources.
France has lifted its travel ban on Telegram founder Pavel Durov, who is under investigation over illegal content on his messaging app, judicial sources close to the case said Thursday.
The Russian-born entrepreneur, 41, was detained in Paris in 2024 and is under formal investigation by French authorities over the platform’s alleged complicity in criminal activity.
Durov, who was initially banned from leaving France, had his judicial control relaxed in July, allowing him to reside in the United Arab Emirates, where Telegram is based, for a maximum of two weeks at a time.
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Now authorities have fully lifted his travel ban, and he is no longer required to report to police in the southern city of Nice.
For the past year, Durov “has fully complied with his judicial supervision”, the judicial source said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
Durov, who holds French and Russian passports, has been accused of complicity in running an online platform that allowed illicit transactions, images of child sex abuse and other illegal content.
During initial questioning in December 2024, the tech entrepreneur acknowledged a growing criminal presence on the platform and pledged to strengthen content oversight.
But Durov has accused French authorities of failing to follow proper legal procedures when submitting content moderation inquiries.
He has denied the allegations and condemned his arrest as doing “massive damage to France’s image as a free country”.
His lawyers declined to comment.