Telegram Ban In India? The reason behind Telegram CEO Durov’s detention is the app’s content filtering policies, which have received criticism from celebrities like Elon Musk and Edward Snowden.

This comes after Pavel Durov, the CEO and founder of Telegram, was recently arrested on August 24 in Paris. Durov’s detention is related to the app’s content moderation policies, which have allegedly failed to stop illegal activity on the platform.

With plans to hit one billion members in the next year, Telegram, a popular social media network in Russia, Ukraine, and other former Soviet states, has developed into one of the biggest worldwide.

French media sites TF1 and BFMTV have reported that the inquiry into Durov is centered on the app’s inability to stop drug trafficking and other illegal activities.