The Telegram Founder and CEO Pavel Durov was arrested at Bourget Airport in France. According to the police, Telegram has been allowing users to run illegal activities like Gambling, Child P*r*o*g*a*h*, money laundering, hacking activities, etc.
Ahead of this, they were warned to control these illegal activities. They alleged that, due to not ideal numbers of Moedratos, All this was happening without hindrance & restrictions, due to this, Telegram is poised to have large numbers of these business channels.
Many times you will hear that, if there is a new Moview launched, the first copy is also released on Telegram for free which is also considered an illegal activity.
After this incident, the India Government and security persons have already started the inquiry. According to the reports, The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) has started an inquiry and mainly focused on Telegram P2P communications.
The final decision will be out after the inquiry but still, it is now a huge controversy and most people already uninstalled it.
If the reports came against Telegram then it will have to face a Ban In India. However many celebrities like Elon Musk and a few more have come in support of CEO Pavel Durov but also few came against him to stop the illegal activities on Telegram.
Telegram has now over 950 million users worldwide and more than 5 million Users in India as of 2024. The problem is many users have run their legal business through the Telegram Channels so due to this ban, they can be harmed.
Why was CEO Pavel Durov arrested in France?
Pavel Durov is the CEO and Founder of Telegram and more than 950 million users using it worldwide as of 2024. The France police arrested him due to illegal activities happening on Telegram without any hindrance. They allowed Pavel Durov to not hire the ideal number of moderators that allow users to run illegal activities on Telegram without hindrance.
Will Telegram be banned in India?
The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) running an inquiry against Telegram and mainly focused on Telegram P2P communications if the inquiry comes against and finds any illegal activities that do not match the Indian security protocols telegram will get Banned In India.