France fully lifts travel ban on Telegram CEO

Odaily Planet Daily reports that the travel ban on Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has been fully lifted during the French authorities' investigation into the platform. Law enforcement had been investigating whether Durov conspired to allow criminal activity to take place on the app. Initially ordered to remain in France, Durov won a easing of restrictions in June, allowing him limited travel to Dubai. A year earlier, in August, French authorities arrested Durov at Paris airport as he disembarked from a private jet, a move that made global headlines. He was detained for four days of interrogation and charged with allegedly conspiring to allow criminal activity to take place on the app. He has consistently denied the charges. At the time, he was required to post €5 million ($5.8 million) bail, was prohibited from leaving France, and was ordered to report to authorities twice a week. (Jinshi)