Why Telegram chief’s arrest raises ‘red flags’ for tech bosses

Pavel Durov, the chief executive officer of Telegram, was charged in France for complicity in the spread of sexual images of children and other crimes, in a rare example of a tech leader being held liable for the way their platform is used. — Bloomberg

PARIS: Now that France has charged Telegram's founder with failing to stop illegal activity on his platform, other tech bosses may have reason to weigh the wisdom of jetting into Europe themselves.

Russia-born Pavel Durov is accused of "complicity" in running an online platform that allowed illicit transactions, child sex abuse images and other illegal content.