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In a state governed by the rule of law, on social networks as in real life, freedoms are exercised within a framework established by law to protect citizens and respect their fundamental rights,
The French continue their fight for ‘freedom of speech’ and ‘European values,
Russian lawmaker Andrey Klishas posted on Telegram Perhaps he had a feeling of impunity,
said a source close to the case, asking not to be named It is up to the judiciary, in full independence, to enforce the law,
I started a company that became what they call the Facebook of Russia,
Durov told US-based journalist Tucker Carlson in April 2024. To this day, we have many relatives who live in Ukraine. Therefore, this tragic conflict is personal for me as well as for Telegram,
Now I plan to open-source my DNA so that my biological children can find each other more easily,
he said in a Telegram post Everyone who is used to using the platform for sensitive conversations/conversations should delete those conversations right now and not do it again,
Kremlin propagandist and foreign ministry spokesperson Margarita Simonyan said in a Telegram post Russians do everything via Telegram. They are recruiting agents and people for counter-activities. Today in Ukraine, a popular campaign is to recruit people who would burn Ukrainian military cars. And it is quite successful. They coordinate their military efforts using it,
You just install the free app and get easy access to buying guns, drugs, explicit and violent content … anything. It is all available simply by searching. And this is not so easily available anywhere in other messengers,
I think that the Russians are panicking because they are trying to predict possible outcomes for their essential communications tool and are trying to protect themselves and remove information from there. But everything will depend on the French government and the courts — whether they will imprison Durov, or come to an agreement and release him and he in return will provide them with some information — we do not know yet,
They practically detained the head of communication of the Russian army,
Russian military blogger channel Povernutie na Z Voine said in a Telegram statement Telegram’s moderators are actively monitoring the situation and are removing channels and posts containing calls to violence,
Telegram spokesperson Remi Vaughn said in a statement at the time It’s hard to get in touch with Telegram and make arrangements,
a Dutch minister explained in January when grilled by local lawmakers on a media report about illegal drugs offered via public Telegram chats This includes removing illegal content, cooperating with national authorities, [and] respecting removal orders when national authorities make such orders,
European Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier told POLITICO Telegram has historically had problems with regulators in some parts of the world because, unlike other services, we consistently defended our users’ privacy and have never made any deals with governments,
Durov wrote in 2017, having fled Russia years earlier after refusing to shut down opposition groups on VKontakte We have exchanges with the platform, with all the platforms, including Telegram. When we ask something [of] Telegram, we get a reply,
We still don't know what exactly Durov is being accused of. ... Let's wait until the charges are announced -- if they are announced."
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday At the heart of this case is the lack of moderation and cooperation of the platform (which has almost 1 billion users), in particular in the fight against crimes against children,
Jean-Michel Bernigaud, the secretary general of Ofmin, wrote on LinkedIn The arrest of Pavel Durov confirmed that there has been no European or even global (pro-western) freedom of speech,
Sergei Mironov, a veteran Russian ultra-nationalist politician and ally of Vladimir Putin, said in a statement