Telegram's CEO Pavel Durov held by French police | The World

The founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging service, Pavel Durov, is being questioned by police in France. The Russia-born entrepreneur was arrested over the weekend. He is accused of failing to moderate content, or to co-operate with investigations into the use of the platform by criminals. The messaging app says its founder has nothing to hide and calls the claims absurd. Robert Potter is a fellow at ANU's Centre for European Studies and tells The World's Yvonne Yong that his arrest has flow on effects at a political and military level.
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