“Telegram CEO Parel Durov probed for ‘serious acts of violence’ against his own child in France’

Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, is reportedly facing a new investigation in France. In addition to the ongoing probe into his alleged failure to curb illegal content on Telegram app, French authorities are now investigating him on suspicion of “serious acts of violence” against his seven-year-old son.
The child welfare office in France launched the investigation into Durov’s son, who was born in 2017 and is currently living in Switzerland.