Telegram responded to the CEO's arrest with a statement on its official X platform account, saying: 1. Telegram complies with European Union law, including the Digital Services Act - its audits comply with industry standards and are continuously improved. 2. Pavel Durov, the CEO of Telegram, is not in hiding. He often travels in Europe. 3. Claiming that "a certain platform or platform owner is responsible for abuse on the platform" is absurd. 4. Nearly a billion users around the world use Telegram as a means of communication and an important source of information. 5. The team is awaiting a prompt resolution of this situation.