Telegram CEO Pavel Durov free to leave France as travel ban lifted: Report

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is now free to travel after French authorities lifted the ban on his travel, although the investigation into the platform remains open.

French authorities have reportedly lifted Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s travel ban amid an ongoing investigation into the messaging platform.

Durov had been ordered to remain in France following his arrest in Paris in August last year, facing multiple charges related to his operation of Telegram.

Durov was previously granted temporary exemptions, and French authorities have now fully lifted restrictions on his travel, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.

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