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            <title><![CDATA[Telegram founder Pavel Durov wanted by Russia over terrorism accusations]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Russia has issued an international arrest warrant for Pavel Durov, CEO and co-founder of the messaging service Telegram. He is accused of terrorism, the FSB security service said.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:17:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Kremlin lowers the digital iron curtain with its own app]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Kremlin is tightening its grip on Russians online. Popular global platforms are increasingly difficult to access. Instead, users are being driven toward state-led platforms where authorities are assumed to monitor everything that is written.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 05:02:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Telegram founder Durov's travel ban lifted]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[France has lifted the travel ban on billionaire and messaging app Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:10:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Telegram CEO allowed to temporarily leave France]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2025 14:32:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Billionaire pays for IVF – if you give birth to his child]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The billionaire and co-founder of the messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, is offering to pay for women's IVF treatment – if they use his sperm and thereby bear his biological children, reports Forbes.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:30:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Millions let AI bots undress women]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Millions of users on Telegram allow AI bots to undress women and create fake nude images, according to a new investigation. The platform has tried to shut it down, but new accounts keep popping up.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 04:15:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Telegram founder's threat makes criminals leave]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[More and more Swedish criminals are leaving Telegram. This after the founder's announcement to hand over information to the police about users sharing criminal content.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 10:08:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kyiv restricts the use of messaging app]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:19:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Telegram CEO's First Comments on the Allegations]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Telegram's co-founder and CEO Pavel Durov has been silent about the arrest and allegations against him – until now. The accusations are surprising and misguided, he believes.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 02:17:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Police: Telegram a contact service for crimes]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It has been described as a supermedium for following the Ukraine war. But also as a playground for gang criminals, pedophiles, and terrorists. It is a contact facilitator for serious crime, says Ted Esplund at the police.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2024 05:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Telegram top's gripping can have a "chilling effect"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[First loud resistance. Then a certain establishment in the lead. So believes researcher Timothy Koskie that the social media giants will react to the arrest of Telegram top figure Pavel Durov.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2024 05:27:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Telegram CEO Durov Formally Charged with Crime]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Prosecutors in France have now formally charged, on preliminary grounds, Telegram's CEO Pavel Durov with a crime. Durov is no longer detained, but is not allowed to leave France during the ongoing investigation. His lawyer believes the charges are "absurd".]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 14:04:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mysteries Surround Arrested Russian Billionaire]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Champion of freedom of speech or cunning criminal? Telegram founder Pavel Durov, sometimes called Russia's Elon Musk, is described as an eccentric genius with a staggering fortune. His arrest in France is surrounded by question marks - as is his life and relationship with power in Moscow.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2024 16:42:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Extended detention for Telegram founder]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The detention is extended further for Telegram founder Pavel Durov, who has been detained in France since Saturday.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2024 11:10:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Telegram Chief Remains Detained in France]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov sparks anger in Moscow. Paris defends the action and emphasizes that it is not politically motivated. French authorities extended the detention of Durov late on Monday.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 15:35:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Telegram CEO arrested by French police]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The messaging app Telegram's founder and CEO, the French-Russian billionaire Pavel Durov, has been arrested outside Paris. He is accused of not taking action against criminals using his creation to commit crimes.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2024 23:14:37 GMT</pubDate>
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