Why did French prosecutors charge Telegram CEO Pavel Durov?

French judges have issued preliminary charges alleging Telegram chief executive Pavel Durov allowed criminal activity on his messaging app. The Russian-born billionaire, who has French citizenship, was arrested last weekend on suspicion of failing to act against some of the darkest corners of the web. Telegram insists it is abiding by European laws. It said: “It is absurd to claim that a platform, or its owner, are responsible for abuse of that platform.” Get more on the story 👇 https://www.cityam.com/telegram-boss-pavel-durov-charged-what-next-for-social-media-moguls-like-musk-and-zuckerberg/ Get more of City A.M. 👇 🌐 http://www.cityam.com X(formerly Twitter): http://twitter.com/CityAM Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cityam Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/city_am LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/cityam Produced by: Jess Jones, Scarlett Wild, Larissa Howie