News & Reviews:   Pavel Durov

Telegram's founder has now shared that the messaging company has reached profitability this year. For this year alone, Telegram Messenger's revenue has reached over $1 billion. At the same time, it was also shared that the messaging service now has 12 million paid users. So, what should you know about it?

Last weekend, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested in France while traveling from Azerbaijan. French authorities did not explain why he was detained, with Telegram saying Durov had done nothing wrong. Today, the French authorities finally stated the reason for his arrest.

Previously, we shared how Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil met with Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov to discuss issues involving the platform. Now, Fahmi has given an update on the matter, revealing that Telegram is providing good cooperation in supervising the platform against illegal content.