French authorities extended on Sunday the detention of Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, the day after his arrest at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, based on a search warrant issued by French investigators, against the backdrop of various violations attributed to the encrypted messaging application.
The 39-year-old French-Russian billionaire was arrested at Le Bourget airport between 7:30 and 8 p.m. on Saturday (17:30 and 18:00 GMT) accompanied by his bodyguard and assistant, a source told AFP.
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