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| Pavel Durov founded Telegram in 2013 |
Telegram - the messaging app service whose boss has been arrested in France - refuses to join international programs aimed at detecting and removing child abuse content online.
The app is not a member of either the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) or the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) - both of which work with most online platforms to find, report and remove such material.
It comes as the founder and chief executive of the app - which has more than 950 million registered users - remains under investigation in France.
Billionaire Pavel Durov has been detained over alleged offences relating to a lack of moderation on the platform.
According to officials the 39-year-old is accused of failure to co-operate with law enforcement over drug trafficking, child sexual content and fraud.
Telegram says it proactively moderates harmful content on its platform including child abuse material. The company insists that its moderation is "within industry standards and constantly improving".
However, unlike all other social networks, it is not signed up to programmes like NCMEC’s CyberTipline which has more than 1,600 internet companies registered.
US-based firms are legally required to sign up but 16% of the companies who participate are not based in the US.
Telegram is based in Dubai, where Mr Durov lives.
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| Telegram is a messing app and social network with channels |
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