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French prosecutors have detained Pavel Durov, the CEO of Telegram, as part of an investigation into alleged illegal activities facilitated by the encrypted messaging app, which has gained popularity among the cryptocurrency community. Representing Durov in this high-profile case is Dmitry Agranovsky, the director of the Moscow Bar Association Liptser, Stavitskaya, and Partners.
Durov, a Russian-born billionaire and founder of Telegram, faces accusations of allowing criminal abuse of his free speech-oriented social media platform. Agranovsky has pushed back against these charges, telling Russian media, “It’s the same as blaming a car manufacturer, some giant auto concern, for the fact that its cars are used for criminal purposes, or blaming them for an accident.”
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