Telegram CEO charged in French criminal investigation

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images A French investigative judge has charged Telegram CEO Pavel Durov with enabling illegal transactions among other alleged offenses, according to reports from NBC News and Le Monde. Durov had been arrested Saturday as part of an investigation into child sexual abuse material and other criminal activity on Telegram.
French prosecutors will release Durov under judicial supervision on a €5 million bail, but he won’t be allowed to leave France.