The founder of the Telegram messenger, billionaire Pavel Durov, was arrested at the Paris airport.

"On his platform, he has allowed himself to commit countless crimes, which he does nothing to mitigate or cooperate with”

Pavel Durov will remain in custody until his trial, which will take place today or tomorrow. Durov may be charged with, among other things, money laundering and aiding terrorism.

The EU authorities' main complaint about Telegram is encrypted messages.