France denies Telegram founder’s request to visit US

TDT | Paris

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France denies Telegram founder’s request to visit US Paris, France France has denied a req u e st by Te l e g ra m founder Pavel Durov to travel to the United States for talks with investment funds, prosecutors said yesterday.

Durov, 40, was sensationally detained in Paris in 2024 and is under formal investigation by French authorities over illegal content on his popular messaging service.

In March, Durov was allowed to leave France and travel to Dubai, where his company is based.

Durov had “requested authorisation to travel to the United States to negotiate with investment funds for his company Telegram”, said the Paris public prosecutor’s office and the office for the fight against organised crime (JUNALCO). Prosecutors said the decision was made on May 12.