As French authorities continue their extraordinary case against him, Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the social messaging app Telegram, has been permitted to return home to Dubai.
After being charged with improperly regulating his app to lower criminal activity, the software mogul was taken into custody in August.
Mr. Durov disputes not assisting law enforcement with fraud, child sex abuse, and drug trafficking. In the past, Telegram has denied that its moderation is inadequate.
For the first time, a tech CEO has been taken into custody for crimes committed on their platform.
“The process is ongoing but it feels great to be home,” Mr. Durov wrote in a post on his Telegram channel.
