Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of messaging app Telegram, no longer has to stay in France. A source told AFP that the investigating judge in charge of

I want to thank the investigative judges for letting this happen, Durov wrote on Telegram Pavel Durov, CEO and co-founder of Telegram messaging app AFP PARIS: The Russian-born founder of messaging app Telegram Pavel Durov on Monday said it was "great to be home" after he was allowed to temporarily return to Dubai from France despite being investigated over illegal content on the popular messaging app.

Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram, said Monday he is back home in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, seven months after his arrest in France over charges the social messaging app was used for criminal activity.