Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Reportedly Arrested in France for Failing to Prohibit Censorship of Some Data and Information Against the Government

Pavel Durov is a Russian-born entrepreneur best known for founding the social networking site VKontakte (VK) and later the popular messaging app Telegram.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov was reportedly arrested at a French airport on 25 August over allegations that Telegram’s lack of content moderation and cooperation with law enforcement make him an accomplice to drug trafficking, money laundering, and the sharing of child pornography that allegedly occur via the app.

However, there has been no official statement from French authorities or Telegram officials regarding this matter. But this news has impacted the trade price of the $TON coin, which is popular among Telegram crypto users.

The current trade price of the $TON coin is $5.93, and this price is 13% down over the last 24-hour period. Notably, the trade price of this token crashed badly an hour ago, following the arrest news of the Telegram founder.

Telegram, TON Blockchain & TON Coin

In 2018, the Telegram team planned to launch a Telegram users-focused blockchain network called TON (Telegram Open Network), which aimed to provide decentralized services, including payments and file storage. But later, due to legal hurdles with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Telegram abandoned the TON project idea in 2020.

Despite this, the technology developed for TON has continued in the form of the community-led TON (The Open Network) project, with independent developers working on its growth.

Currently, a big user base of Telegram uses crypto payments via the Telegram platform with the help of the TON blockchain, which is integrated into Telegram via chatbots.

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