[Music] [Music] French president Emmanuel macron denies political nature of paval drov arrest crypto regulations paval durov telegram French president Emanuel macron is setting the record straight on rumors the arrest of telegram founder paval durov was political in nature last updated August 27th 2024 at 609 GMT 3 author Julia Smith author Julia Smith about author Julia is an experienced editor with a passion for covering a wide variety of Beats she loves all things politics and regularly covers regulatory updates on emerging technology here for crypto news author profile share copied last updated August 27th 2024 at 60 9 GMT 3 why trust Crypton nuus with over a decade of crypto coverage Crypton newus delivers authoritative insights you can rely on our veteran team of journalists and analysts combines in-depth market knowledge with Hands-On testing of blockchain Technologies we maintain strict editorial standards ensuring factual accuracy and impartial reporting on both established cryptocurrencies and emerging projects our long-standing presence in the industry and commitment to Quality journalism make Crypt news a trusted Source in the dynamic world of digital assets read more about Crypton news French president Emanuel macron is setting the record straight on rumors the arrest of telegram founder pav durov was political in nature a Monday X post from the Star politician reveals Emanuel macron talks telegram Founders arrest the arrest of the president of telegram on French soil took place as part of an ongoing judicial investigation macron wrote it is in no way a political decision it is up to the judges to rule on the matter the messaging app founder was arrested in Paris this past weekend on suspicions that telegram was being used for illicit activity including drug trafficking child pornography and terrorism critics of durov's detainment argue that France has crossed a line by violating free speech and anti-censorship tenants an area of particular concern across the blockchain sector mcon statement could be seen as a way to distance himself from the controversial judicial decision France is deeply committed to freedom of expression and communication to Innovation and to the spirit of Entrepreneurship the French leader added it will remain so pavle durov held by authorities through Wednesday following news of durov's arrest the popular messaging app issued its first formal statement telegram CEO pav durov has nothing to hide and frequently travels to Europe the company said in an August 25 statement it is absurd to claim that a platform or its owner are responsible for abuse on that platform Global figures including ex CEO Elon Musk and former US presidential candidate RFK Jr have voiced their support for durov's endeavor France just arrested pble durov founder and CEO of the encrypted uncensored telegram platform Kennedy posted to 10 the need to protect Free Speech has never been more urgent however not everyone in the web 3 world and Beyond was displeased with d detainment uh the CEO of tegram was arrested today in France for failing to moderate his platform legendary Star Trek actor William Shatner wrote good they do nothing to prevent fraud and scams I'm tired of the scammers who use that platform to pretend they are me founded by durov and his brother Nikolai in 2013 telegram has climbed to an impressive valuation exceeding $30 billion however report suggests the russian-born tech Tycoon has recently resisted cooperating with authorities investigating the messaging app's legality durov may be held through Wednesday August 28th according to Paris prosecutor Laura beckow follow us on Google News [Music]