From billionaire inventor to political prisoner

That's why Pavel Durov created the Telegram messaging app. Unlike other platforms, messages sent on Telegram stay encrypted even when they reach the company's servers. No one, not even Telegram itself, can read what you are sending.

That poses a risk to the ruling elites who want to control you. Which is why the moment Pavel Durov stepped foot in France, he was arrested, thrown into solitary confinement, and remains under house arrest while he awaits trial on trumped up charges.

It's clear they are trying to make an example out of him. Pavel Durov sat down with us to speak out for the first time since his arrest, and our conversation was just released.

Pavel Durov tells Tucker:

“We're a completely neutral platform. We allow everybody to express their voice within the rules of common sense. And then everybody can decide which point of view makes more sense to them and see if, for example, the government is right or the opposition is right. That's called freedom.”