When Pavel Durov, the owner and CEO of Telegram, was detained by French authorities in August 2024, he was released after four days but had to give up his freedom of movement and agree to strict judicial conditions. He was required to pay a €5 million bail, remain in France, and report to a police station twice a week as part of his judicial supervision. Additionally, he was barred from leaving the country pending further investigation. These conditions were imposed after he was charged with multiple offenses related to allegedly allowing criminal activity—such as drug trafficking, child sexual abuse material distribution, and terrorism coordination—to flourish on Telegram due to the platform's minimal content moderation and failure to cooperate with law enforcement requests.
