TONUSDT on TradingView.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAt the time of writing, the token developed by messaging app Toncoin (TON) is trading at $5.6, up more than 4% on Wednesday’s news of Durov’s release.<\/span><\/p>\nFeatured image from DALL-E, chart from TradingView.com<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pavel Durov, the founder of the social media app Telegram, was released from police custody in France on Wednesday and now faces possible charges after being transferred to a court for questioning. This follows his arrest at Paris\u2019s Bourget Airport over the weekend, where he was detained under a warrant related to allegations concerning the platform\u2019s \u201cinadequate content moderation.\u201d Probe Into Telegram \u2018Links To Fraud\u2019 According to reports from CNN, Durov exited the anti-fraud office outside Paris in a police vehicle on Wednesday afternoon. The Paris prosecutor\u2019s office confirmed that he would undergo \u201cinitial questioning and possible indictment\u201d in France’s capital. The 39-year-old billionaire was detained on Saturday amid a probe into various serious accusations, including claims that Telegram facilitated criminal activities such as fraud, drug trafficking, and the dissemination of child pornography.\u00a0 Related Reading: MakerDAO Rebrands As \u2018Sky\u2019: Two New Tokens To Be Launched On Sept 18 The platform has also been criticized for its alleged association with terrorist groups and far-right extremists, mainly due to its \u201clack of content moderation.\u201d Russian government spokesman Dmitry Peskov sought to reassure users regarding the app’s future, urging them not to delete sensitive messages amid fears of increased scrutiny. French President Emmanuel Macron intervened in the matter, asserting that the decision to pursue charges against Durov was \u201cin no way political.\u201d \u2018It’s Either Secure Or Not Secure\u2019 Durov, who was born in the Soviet Union in 1984, has often been referred to as the \u201cMark Zuckerberg of Russia.\u201d After leaving Russia in 2014, he established his residence in Dubai, where Telegram\u2019s headquarters is located, while also holding French citizenship.\u00a0 Related Reading: XRP Remains Strong Despite Market Pullback: Analyst Forecasts $500 By 2025 According to the report, while the messaging app has been praised by free speech advocates for enabling private communication in \u201crestrictive regimes,\u201d critics argue that its allegedly unregulated environment has become a refuge for those coordinating illicit activities.\u00a0 Durov himself acknowledged this in a 2016 CNN interview, stating, \u201cYou cannot make it safe against criminals and open for governments. It\u2019s either secure or not secure.\u201d At the time of writing, the token developed by messaging app Toncoin (TON) is trading at $5.6, up more than 4% on Wednesday’s news of Durov’s release. Featured image from DALL-E, chart from TradingView.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":589,"featured_media":638401,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[86683],"tags":[14690,4085,5561,92970,13177,87713,87379,92961,87714,88282],"class_list":["post-638399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking-news-ticker","tag-crypto-news","tag-telegram","tag-telegram-messenger","tag-telegram-news","tag-telegram-open-network","tag-toncoin","tag-toncoin-ton","tag-toncoin-news","tag-toncoin-price","tag-tonusdt"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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