Telegram’s CEO and founder, Pavel Durov, was arrested in France while departing from a private jet. TF1 has confirmed that Durov’s arrest took place on Saturday.

There has been a lot of speculation regarding Pavel Durov’s arrest, especially in online spaces. However, French authorities have reported the lack of moderation, which ultimately led to the messaging platform turning a blind eye to the illegal activities within the app.

Pavel Durov and the reasons for this arrest

Pavel Durov will be facing charges over enabling criminal activities on Telegram and some of these crimes include, drug trafficking, fraud, money laundering, cyberbullying and CSAM (child sexual abuse material).

Durov has been resisting pressure and orders from governments globally in the name of free speech. Such governments have been applying pressure on the Telegram CEO to moderate content and disclose data. Due to his continued residence against censorship, Pavel Durov has been championed as a free speech defender.

The Russian-born CEO previously fled from his home country after declining the government’s order to disclose information about protest leaders from Ukraine from his social network, Vkontakte. After feeling Russia, Durov settled down in Dubai which is where Telegram runs from.

Telegram has issued a statement declaring that the platform abides by the laws of the European Union. The platform has marked the claim that an owner of a platform is responsible for the happenings within the app as ‘absurd’. Telegram is thus awaiting a resolution to the ongoing situation.

French President, Emmanuel Macron has also made a few statements to curb the spread of false information on the matter. Macron says that Pavel Durov’s arrest was not politically motivated. Instead, he claims the arrest is part of an ‘ongoing judicial investigation’

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Businesses use Telegram to sell commodities and services through bots and app hawkers. With the introduction of Stars, the sale of digital products and services can be done directly through the app.

Stars can be bought through Google, Apple or PremiumBot which can then be used to purchase the offered goods and services by bots. 

Telegram Stars for Content Monetisation

Stars were initially meant for the purchase of digital goods and commodities but a new update has expanded the Stars system to be used for content monetisation. This will allow creators to put their content behind a paywall. Their content can therefore only be accessed after users pay with the app’s digital currency, Stars. 

Stars can also be converted into Toncoin which is TON’s native cryptocurrency. This conversion can be done through Fragment, where Telegram usernames are bought and sold. 

In addition, Stars can also be used for app promotions, as stated by Telegram’s CEO Du Rove. The digital currency also allows channel owners to obtain advertising discounts for channel promotion. 

The messaging app is also expected to bring in more features such as sending gifts to content creators.

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