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Pavel Valeryevich Durov is a technology entrepreneur who is best known as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Telegram.
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business · Technology entrepreneur (born 1984) · computer scientist · entrepreneur · also Pavel Durov, Pavel Valerievich Durov, Paul Du Rove, Paul du Rove, Pavel Valeryevich Durov, Durov
Born 10 October 1984 · Q149067
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s allies, suggesting his ousting was the result of both his refusal to hand over personal details of users to federal law enforcement and his refusal to hand over the personal details of people who were members of a VK group dedicated to the Euromaidan protest movement. Durov then left Russia and stated that he had
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“s allies, suggesting his ousting was the result of both his refusal to hand over personal details of users to federal law enforcement and his refusal to hand over the personal details of people who were members of a VK group dedicated to the Euromaidan protest movement. Durov then left Russia and stated that he had”
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Announced that he wanted to leave his fortune, estimated at US$17 billion as of 2025, to his 106 children after his death
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fact checker rated the claim “The FBI has issued a warrant to arrest Telegram founder Pavel Durov.” fake.
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VOA rated the claim “"We understand very well that this [the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov] is a big blow to freedom of speech. ... What they are trying to achieve -- of course, Paris did it on certain advice from the United States -- they want the keys to this messenger."” Unsubstantiated.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Al Jazeera published a video that reported the United Arab Emirates froze the purchase of 80 Rafael F4 fighter jets from France over the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov” 'Fake News'.
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Full Fact rated the claim “The UAE has frozen the purchase of 80 fighter jets from France over the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov.” This isn’t true. The Al Jazeera video which makes this claim is not a genuine report from the news outlet..
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Durov said that Telegram should remain a "neutral platform" and not "a player in geopolitics"
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When announcing Telegram had over 1 billion active users, he criticised Meta-owned WhatsApp as "a cheap, watered-down imitation of Telegram" and accused the competitor of using lobbying and PR campaigns to slow down Tele
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Durov claimed to have fathered more than 100 children via sperm donation in 12 countries since 2010
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With an estimated net worth of $13 billion
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Was recognized by Forbes as the richest expat in the United Arab Emirates
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When the UAE also invested over $75 million into Telegram
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Russian Forbes ranked Durov's children as the sixth-richest heirs in Russia
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After two years of block attempts, which the service reportedly evaded using domain fronting
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Fortune magazine included Durov in their "40 Under 40" list, an annual ranking of the most influential young people in business
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Russia attempted to block Telegram after the company refused to cooperate with Russian security services
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And lives in Dubai, where Telegram headquarters are located
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Was chosen by the WEF Young Global Leaders to join their organization, representing Finland
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“s Joke on 3 April 2014. His resignation message had signed off with”
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Refused to comply with the FSB request to hand over the personal data of Ukrainian protesters and opposition leaders during Euromaidan, "because it would have meant a betrayal of our Ukrainian users
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Reported net worth: £200M (as of 2014).
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Following disputes with the company's new owners and increased pressure from Russian authorities, which also led him to leave the country
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Career landmark: chief executive officer (2013).
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And his older brother, Nikolai Durov, developed Telegram, and in 2017, they moved to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where its headquarters are now located
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Durov publicly posted a picture of himself extending his middle finger and calling it his official response to Mail
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At the age of 27, Durov published manifestos detailing his ideas on improving Russia and donated $1 million to the Wikimedia Foundation to support Wikipedia
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Was involved in a standoff with the police in Saint Petersburg when the government demanded the removal of opposition politicians' pages after the 2011 election to the Duma; Durov posted a picture of a dog with its to
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Career landmark: chief executive officer (2006–2014).
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Met his former classmate Vyacheslav Mirilashvili in Saint Petersburg
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Born 1984-10-10.
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