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<p>Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has been indicted and placed under supervised release by a Paris court on Aug. 28 following his recent arrest on charges including terrorism and child abuse content.</p> 
<p>Durov has been indicted and placed under judicial supervision. He needs to post bail of 5 million euros, report to the police station twice a week and is banned from leaving French territory, <a href="https://x.com/AmauryBrelet/status/1828882216207679564" data-type="link" data-id="https://x.com/AmauryBrelet/status/1828882216207679564" target="_blank" rel="">according</a> to press releases. </p> 
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<p>The ruling comes after Durov was <a href="https://crypto.news/telegrams-pavel-durov-freed-from-custody-awaits-court-ruling/" data-type="link" data-id="https://crypto.news/telegrams-pavel-durov-freed-from-custody-awaits-court-ruling/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">taken into custody</a> at Le Bourget airport near Paris on Aug. 26 and subsequently transferred to a Paris courthouse. The court’s decision centers around accusations that Durov failed to moderate criminal content on his encrypted messaging platform, <a href="https://crypto.news/tag/Telegram/" data-type="link" data-id="https://crypto.news/tag/Telegram/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Telegram</a>.</p> 
<p>Durov is not allowed to leave France. </p> 
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="durov-s-charges">Durov’s charges</h2> 
<p>Durov, a Franco-Russian billionaire, has <a href="https://crypto.news/whats-happening-around-the-durovs-arrest/" data-type="link" data-id="https://crypto.news/whats-happening-around-the-durovs-arrest/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">faced legal challenges</a>, with French authorities accusing him of complicity in various illegal activities, including child sexual abuse material, cybercrimes, and drug trafficking. He faced 12 alleged charges. </p> 
<p>This outcome of the trial will have wide-reaching implications for both Durov and Telegram, as the platform has been under scrutiny for its role in facilitating criminal activities. </p> 
<p>The arrest sparked a sharp decline in Toncoin (<a href="https://crypto.news/price/toncoin/" target="_blank" data-type="link" data-id="https://crypto.news/price/toncoin/" rel="noreferrer noopener">TON</a>), the crypto linked to Telegram, which&nbsp;<a href="https://crypto.news/pavel-durovs-arrest-france-toncoin-plunges-20-percent/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">plunged</a>&nbsp;20% to $5.3, with a market cap falling to $13.6 billion.&nbsp;</p> 
<p>The crypto community&nbsp;<a href="https://crypto.news/crypto-community-rallies-behind-telegram-founder-pavel-durov-on-heels-of-arrest/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">expressed strong support</a>&nbsp;for Telegram founder Pavel Durov following his arrest in France over allegations of inadequate moderation of criminal activity on the platform.&nbsp;</p> 
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