Telegram’s legal battle in France has been a long time coming. Pavel Durov, Telegram’s founder, has long thumbed his nose at authorities and is famously uncooperative when governments ask the app to take down posts or share information about its ...

Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of messaging app Telegram, was arrested on Saturday evening while leaving his private jet at France’s Bourget airport, according to French television network TF1. Reports of Durov’s arrest sparked widespread discussion and speculation on social ...