Tag: Pavel Durov

Durov arrest boosts Telegram app downloads

The arrest of Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov in France is starting to impact the app’s traction and ranking. On Saturday, the...

Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested in France

Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of messaging app Telegram, was arrested on Saturday evening while leaving his private jet at France’s Le Bourget...

How ‘Russia’s answer to Mark Zuckerberg’ ended up under arrest in France

Pavel Durov was once hailed as Russia’s answer to Mark Zuckerberg. Now, he is facing prison in France.The billionaire co-founder of Telegram – an...

Russia's Medvedev says Durov miscalculated by fleeing Russia

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday that Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder of the Telegram messaging app, miscalculated...