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EU investigating if Telegram played down user numbers to avoid regulation
The new probe is separate from the French investigation into the platform.
Brussels is investigating whether Telegram breached EU digital rules by failing to provide accurate user numbers, as officials push to bring the controversial messaging app under stricter supervision. The EU probe comes alongside a wide-ranging French investigation into alleged criminal activity on Telegram that led to the arrest on Saturday of its founder, Russian-born billionaire Pavel Durov. Durov has built ties in France since leaving Russia in 2014, allegedly fleeing the country after refusing to comply with Moscow’s demands for access to certain Ukrainian user data.
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