Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Courted and Targeted by Governments

CosmicTaco · 2024-08-29T00:17:33.211695+05:30

- Durov had lunch with French President Macron in 2018, who tried to woo him to Paris - French and UAE spies hacked Durov's iPhone in 2017 in operation 'Purple Music' - Durov gained citizenship in France and UAE in 2021, with UAE investing $75M in Telegram - Telegram ignored law enforcement requests for years, now claims EU compliance - Durov detained in France as part of probe into online criminality on platforms Source: [WSJ](https://www.wsj.com/world/who-is-pavel-durov-telegram-founder-9b43eb5a?st=do5stxymu1802kg&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink)

Durov had lunch with French President Macron in 2018, who tried to woo him to Paris
French and UAE spies hacked Durov's iPhone in 2017 in operation 'Purple Music'
Durov gained citizenship in France and UAE in 2021, with UAE investing $75M in Telegram
Telegram ignored law enforcement requests for years, now claims EU compliance
Durov detained in France as part of probe into online criminality on platforms

Source: WSJ