Extremists Links: Telegram Founder Arrested in France as Part of 'Sweeping Criminal Investigation'

Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of Telegram, was indicted by a French judge on charges that allege he was 'complicit in the criminal activity taking place on the messaging app.'

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The latest reporting on extremist groups within the Radical Right.

White Supremacists, Militia Movement, and Far Right Extremists

• Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s Arrest Linked to Sweeping Criminal Investigation [Wired]

• Telegram CEO indicted, placed under supervised release amid complicity allegations [The Hill]

• Telegram CEO draws support from far-right activists and extremists thriving on the app [NBC News]

• Telegram Becomes Free Speech Flashpoint After Founder’s Arrest [The New York Times]

• Telegram CEO's arrest roils far-right users in US [USA Today]

• Far-Right ‘Terrorgram’ Chatrooms Are Fueling a Wave of Power Grid Attacks [Bloomberg]

• Beyond the Collective: Understanding Terrorgram’s efforts to infiltrate the mainstream on Telegram [ISD]

• How Telegram’s Founder Went From Russia’s Mark Zuckerberg to Wanted Man [The New York Times]

• How Telegram became a destination for criminals [Axios]

• Fomenting Civil War?: Disinformation Narratives after the Southport Attack [GNET]

• Ex-NC soldier accused of gun sales, ties to supremacist group released before trial [Raleigh News & Observer]

• Former Fort Liberty soldier banned from having internet access [The Fayetteville Observer]

• Ohio man who was part of 'boogaloo' movement sentenced to prison over threats to police [NBC News]

• Victims' families sue over 2023 Allen Premium Outlets shooting [Axios]

• Allen mall shooting victims sue owner security company over alleged flawed system [NPR]

• Ex-Proud Boy Once Again Secures Miami-Dade GOP Executive Committee Seat [Miami New Times]

• Proud Boys founder invited to "roast" Kamala Harris on USC campus. Protest plans in works. [The Post and Courier]

• USC criticized for student event featuring Proud Boys founder, far-right commentators [South Carolina Daily Gazette]