A look at Telegram CEO Pavel Durov's arrest in Paris and its aftermath; a source says more than half of Telegram's $1B revenue in 2024 came from its ad platform (Darren Loucaides/Wired)

Darren Loucaides / Wired: A look at Telegram CEO Pavel Durov's arrest in Paris and its aftermath; a source says more than half of Telegram's $1B revenue in 2024 came from its ad platform  —  The Russian-born CEO styles himself as a free-speech crusader and a scourge of the surveillance state.

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A look at Telegram CEO Pavel Durov's arrest in Paris and its aftermath; a source says more than half of Telegram's $1B revenue in 2024 came from its ad platform (Darren Loucaides/Wired)

Darren Loucaides / Wired:
A look at Telegram CEO Pavel Durov's arrest in Paris and its aftermath; a source says more than half of Telegram's $1B revenue in 2024 came from its ad platform  —  The Russian-born CEO styles himself as a free-speech crusader and a scourge of the surveillance state.