00:00It's Benzinga, and here's what's on the block.
00:02Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder of Telegram, was arrested at Le Bourget airport near Paris
00:07after landing on a private jet from Azerbaijan.
00:10He was detained as part of a police investigation into potential criminal activities on Telegram
00:15due to inadequate moderation and lack of cooperation with authorities.
00:19The arrest prompted criticism from Elon Musk and concerns from Moscow.
00:23Telegram, with nearly a billion users, is influential in Russia and Ukraine.
00:28Durov, who left Russia in 2014, faces possible indictment.
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