What the hell?
A number of EU countries are upset at messaging platforms not giving them a backdoor to their encryption.
Not what this is about :
TF1 and BFM both said the investigation was focused on a lack of moderators on Telegram, and that police considered that this situation allowed criminal activity to go on undeterred on the messaging app.
Hes breaking French law with is platform, and then traveled to France.
Hes also worth 15.5 billion dollars, so its likely that being a billionaire will shield him from any real consequences.
I think you both can be right. Arresting a CEO isnt a publicity stunt.
That’s not what the accusation is about - telegram is not even end-2-end encrypted by default, and their custom encryption protocol is a bit iffy at best. The accusation is about allowing channels with hundreds of thousands of people without any moderation.
CEOs gotta check with international criminal lawyers before boarding planes… 😂😂😂 They can afford it.
Zuckerberg, Musk, and Trump also have a lot to answer for…
CEOs gotta check with international criminal lawyers before boarding planes
Durov holds French citizenship. He probably wasn’t just bipping through.
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criticism from X owner Elon Musk who said that free speech in Europe was under attack.
I can’t think of anyone whose opinion I value less on this topic.
The encrypted application, with close to one billion users, is particularly influential in Russia, Ukraine and the republics of the former Soviet Union. It is ranked as one of the major social media platforms after Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok and WeChat.
Also the far-right in the USA.
Random news though I think both Ukraine 🇺🇦 and Russia🇷🇺 both are going to be shocked.
Summary
- Durov arrested in Bourget airport, police sources say
- Telegram says Durov has nothing to hide
- Durov has French and UAE citizenship
- Russia says Durov’s rights should be respected
- Russian lawmaker: freedom of speech is dead in Europe
