The founder of Telegram Pavel Durov stated: “You can’t ‘defend democracy’ by destroying democracy” in response to “a request by a Western government, which he did not name but appeared to imply was France, to silence conservative voices in Romania ahead of a presidential election run-off there.” It isn’t surprising that it would be France, […]
France: Telegram founder’s arrest causes protests in Russia and UAE demands for consular services
Telegram founder Pavel Durov’s arrest in France is causing global turbulence, which attests to the importance of his platform. Inarguably, Telegram has a sprawling global reach, boasting of some 950 million users. Protests across the political spectrum in Russia (where Durov was born) threaten a “far reaching impact.” And in France, although judges reportedly hate Durov, […]