After the Telegram messenger agreed to cooperate with the French authorities, other countries also sent requests to the company as part of an investigation into cybercrimes, the French newspaper Le Figaro writes, citing sources.
According to the publication, the founder of the messenger Pavel Durov agreed to remove the “People Nearby” function, tighten moderation of content exchange on the platform and disclose anonymous data of some users.
“This willingness by Telegram to normalize relations with the justice system should, apparently, allow a large number of national and international investigations to move forward,” the article notes.
Le Figaro claims that Telegram's cooperation with Paris “benefits all European countries that are members of Eurojust” ???(the EU agency that deals with judicial bodies.)???. Thus, some cases from South Korea are now being registered in France. Le Figaro also mentions requests from the US and Belgium.
Durov was detained on the evening of August 24 as he was leaving a private jet at Le Bourget Airport in France. The businessman arrived in the country from Azerbaijan. He was charged with six offenses, including administering an online platform for the purpose of making illegal transactions. The Telegram founder was placed under judicial supervision with bail of €5 million and was also prohibited from leaving France. In mid-September, Liberation wrote that Telegram had begun cooperating with the republic's law enforcement agencies.
