French authorities have allowed Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder and CEO of Telegram, to leave France temporarily in a loosening of his obligations under a probe into criminal activities on the messaging app,

Telegram founder Pavel Durov has been allowed to temporarily leave France, where he is accused of multiple violations related to promoting organised crime. Source: AFP, citing sources Details: A source revealed that the investigating judge approved Durov's request to change the conditions of his supervision a few days ago,

Pavel Durov, charged with multiple infractions linked to allegedly enabling organized crime, left Paris for Dubai with authorization from a judge, sources close to the case told Agence France-Presse.