Telegram founder Pavel Durov, in Jakarta, Indonesia in 2017. His popular messaging app offers end-to end encryption in individual chats, which puts the chat logs outside the reach of law enforcement. Tatan Syuflana/AP
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French authorities have indicted Telegram founder Pavel Durov on multiple charges including spreading child abuse images, drug trafficking and failure to comply with law enforcement requests.
The court placed Durov under court monitoring. Under the terms of his judicial supervision, he is not permitted to leave France. He was ordered to post bail equivalent to about $5.5 million.
Officials in Paris also said Durov