What's behind the arrest in France of Telegram's CEO? | Inside Story

The CEO of Telegram, Pavel Durov, is being held by French police.
The detention of the Russian-born billionaire has been condemned by Moscow AND Elon Musk.
So why is he being detained? And does the case have wider implications for social media regulation?

Presenter: Sami Zeidan

Guests:

Ben Aris - Founder and Editor-in-Chief of bne IntelliNews.

Chris Stokel-Walker - technology & digital culture journalist, host of 'Techtonic' podcast for the human rights organisation Article 19.

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