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economicJul 29, 2026
Telegram's billionaire founder Pavel Durov has faced legal woes before -- in Russia and France
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Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, has repeatedly run into trouble with both the Kremlin and Western officials as he cast himself as a champion of free speech. Russia’s Federal Security Service accuses him of aiding what it called terrorist activities.
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- The Associated PressBy The Associated Press
Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, has repeatedly run into trouble with both the Kremlin and Western officials as he cast himself as a champion of free speech. Russia’s Federal Security Service accuses him of aiding what it called terroris…
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