Before Telegram’s CEO was arrested in France, the app had gained a reputation for ignoring advocacy groups fighting child exploitation. Three of those groups, the U.S.-based National Center for ...

Telegram’s enforcement numbers are staggering, as in 2025 alone, more than 43.5 million channels and groups were blocked. However, criminal presence is persistent.

The founder of instant messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, says the more than 100 children he has fathered will share his estimated $13.9bn (£10.3bn) fortune. "They are all my children and will all ...

Telegram founder Pavel Durov has come up with a rather unusual succession plan: divide his fortune of $17.1 billion among six of his biological children, and 100 more he has fathered with sperm ...