I'm sure you've heard the news but here's the full scoop on telegram's CEO paval durov paval durov the founder and CEO of telegram is under intense scrutiny French prosecutors are investigating him for acts of violence against one of his own children claims filed by his former partner Arena bulgar the allegations are severe citing harm on five occasions between 2021 and 2022 including life-threatening threats durov who had pledged financial support for bulgar and their children has reportedly ceased providing funds this comes on the heels of his recent arrest in France for unrelated charges tied to telegram's moderation policies although released on bail the incident reignites debates on freedom of speech and the app's misuse by extremist groups French president Emanuel macron who granted durov French citizenship in 2021 now finds himself in the middle of a controversy what will this mean for telegram and its millions of users stay tuned