[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-aggregator-telegram-founder-pavel-durov-s1120191c4fb-0595-71f1-9516-0900c265dc9f":3},{"id":4,"timestamp":5,"title":6,"content":7,"link":8,"preview":9,"tags":10,"predictedTags":10,"showTags":10,"source":11,"reactions":12,"selfReactions":13,"logo":14,"sourceId":15,"sourceUserId":16,"asset":17,"tagsCategories":18,"totalComments":19,"lang":20,"unique_views_count":19},"telegram-founder-pavel-durov-s1120191c4fb-0595-71f1-9516-0900c265dc9f","1725586138000","Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Slams France In First Public Comments Since Detention: 'Still Trying To Understand What Happened'","\u003Cp>Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, who is currently \u003Ca href=\"https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/24/08/40558693/telegram-ceo-pavel-durov-faces-12-serious-charges-french-prosecutor-reveals\">under investigation in France\u003C/a>, has publicly criticized French authorities for detaining him instead of addressing their complaints to his company.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>What Happened: On Thursday, in his first public comment after \u003Ca href=\"https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/24/08/40548129/telegram-ceo-pavel-durovs-arrest-triggers-14-drop-in-toncoin-etp-heres-why\">detention last month\u003C/a>, the Russian-born French national, refuted any claims that his app is an “anarchic paradise” and expressed surprise at the investigation.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>“The French authorities had numerous ways to reach me to request assistance,” he stated in a post on Telegram, adding, “A while ago, when asked, I personally helped them establish a hotline with Telegram to deal with the threat of terrorism in France.”\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Durov was detained in France last month amid an investigation into crimes related to child pornography, drug trafficking, and fraudulent transactions associated with the app.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>See Also: \u003Ca href=\"https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/09/40679223/mark-cuban-explains-why-despite-getting-a-lot-of-flak-from-elon-musk-and-others-he-continues-to-post?itm_source=parsely-api\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Cuban Explains Why, Despite Getting A Lot Of Flak From Elon Musk And Others, He Continues To Post On X: ‘Don’t Want to Be Where Everyone Agrees with Me’\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Durov argued that if ...\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/09/40743743/telegram-founder-pavel-durov-slams-france-in-first-public-comments-since-detention-still-trying-to-u\" alt=\"Telegram\">Full story available on Benzinga.com\u003C/a>\u003C/p>","https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/09/40743743/telegram-founder-pavel-durov-slams-france-in-first-public-comments-since-detention-still-trying-to-u","https://cdn.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/09/05/Macron-Denies-Political-Motivation.jpeg?width=1200&height=800&fit=crop","[]","112",[],[],"https://toscalepublic.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images/news-feeds/sources/benzinga.png","Benzinga",null,"","[\"Technology\"]","0","EN"]