France’s intelligence service on Monday denied allegations by Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founding father of the Telegram messaging app, of meddling in Romania’s presidential election. Durov was detained in Paris in 2024 and is below formal investigation by French authorities over unlawful content material on his common service.
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250519-france-strongly-refutes-telegram-founder-s-allegations-of-meddling-in-romanian-elections
France ‘strongly refutes’ Telegram founder’s allegations of meddling in Romanian elections | EUROtoday
