Founder and CEO of “Telegram” was arrested in France in last week of August 2024. What is his name? [OSSC CGL Prelims 2024]
(a) Elon Musk
(b) Pavel Durov
(c) Tim Cook
(d) Mark Zuckerberg
Answer: B
Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram, was arrested in Paris over the weekend over allegations that his platform is being used for illicit activity such as drug trafficking and the distribution of child sexual abuse images and other serious charges.
Durov, who was born in Russia, spent much of his childhood in Italy and is a citizen of France, Russia, the Caribbean island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis and the United Arab Emirates.
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