PERSON NOW OWNS THE MOST EXPENSIVE SPORTS COLLECTIBLE IN HISTORY. >> AND THE FOUNDER OF TELEGRAM IS REPORTEDLY BEHIND BARS IN A CASE IN FRANCE, IGNITING DEBATE OVER FREE SPEECH, THE BILLIONAIRE IS ACCUSED OF FAILING TO ADEQUATELY MODERATE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY ON THE POPULAR MESSAGING APP. IT'S ONE OF THE MOST SEVERE ACTIONS EVER AGAINST A SOCIAL MEDIA CHIEF. NOW, RUSSIAN OFFICIALS SAY THE WEST HAS DONE A DOUBLE STANDARD. ABC'S ANDREW DYMBURT HAS THE LATEST. >> >> HE'S KNOWN AS THE MARK ZUCKERBERG OF RUSSIA. BILLIONAIRE PAVEL DUROV, FOUNDER AND CEO OF THE POPULAR APP TELEGRAM, HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN FRANCE. THE APP, WHICH BOASTS NEARLY A BILLION USERS, HAS LONG MAINTAINED A COMMITMENT TO FREE SPEECH AND DOES LITTLE TO MODERATE CONTENT SHARED ON THE PLATFORM. >> MY MISSION LIFE WAS TO ALLOW OTHER PEOPLE TO ALSO BECOME FREE USING THE PLATFORMS THAT WE CREATE. OR I CREATED. MY HOPE WAS THAT THEY COULD EXPRESS THEIR FREEDOM. FRENCH MEDIA REPORTS DURHAM'S ARREST WAS THE RESULT OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO WHETHER HE HAD FAILED TO CRACK DOWN ON ILLEGAL ACTIVITY ON TELEGRAM, INCLUDING DRUG TRAFFICKING, CHILD AND THE PROMOTION OF TERRORISM. >> WE WANT TO BE A NEUTRAL PLATFORM THAT IS IMPARTIAL AND DOESN'T TAKE ANY SIDE. >> TELEGRAM HAS SAID IT COMBATS MISUSE OF ITS PLATFORM, SAYING EACH DAY MILLIONS OF PIECES OF HARMFUL CONTENT ARE REMOVED AND SAYING IT IS ABSURD TO CLAIM THAT A PLATFORM OR ITS OWNER ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ABUSE OF THAT PLATFORM. MANY PROMINENT FIGURES ARE RUSHING TO DURHAM'S DEFENSE. RFK JR SAYING THE NEED TO PROTECT FREE SPEECH HAS NEVER BEEN MORE URGENT. AND WHISTLEBLOWER EDWARD SNOWDEN SAYING DURHAM'S ARREST IS AN ASSAULT ON THE BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS OF SPEECH. >> WHILE TELEGRAM SAYS IT COMPLIES EUROPEAN LAWS, IT WAS RECENTLY SLAPPED WITH A $5 MILLION FINE IN GERMANY FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH LAWS AND REPORTING