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Elon Musk calls for release of Telegram founder Pavel Durov as arrest sparks debate whether X owner may be next
X owner Elon Musk has sprung to the defense of the founder of controversial messaging app Telegram, calling for the 39-year-old to be released from French custody. The spectacular arrest of Pavel Durov on the tarmac of Paris’s Le Bourget airport just after …