located on the outskirts of Paris this is the building where pavl durov is being questioned the 39-year-old founder of telegram saw his detention extended late Sunday by the investigating magistrate in the case French media reported the franor Russian billionaire was the subject of an arrest warrant issued by France authorities in Moscow meanwhile say they're waiting for more details we don't know exactly what DV is accused of we haven't heard heard any official statements before saying something we should wait for clarifying the situation for charges against him Dubai based telegram boasts nearly a billion users but the messaging app has been criticized for its failure to moderate extreme content while the company says it's got nothing to hide Russian lawmakers claim Pavel durov is being made upon they have hostage and they will try to Blackmail Russia they will try to Blackmail all the users of telegram that now they're not going to just gain control but they will probably try to block the network here in Russia Moscow has leapt to pavl durov's defense even though he left the country in 2014 after coming under pressure from local authorities while durov remains a Russian citizen he acquired French nationality in 2021 his initial period of questioning can last up to 96 hours after which pavl durov can be released or kept in cust C and charged