Do you think this time they'll appeal to Paris and demand Durov's release?"
Durov might be forced to cooperate with the authorities in France and the U.S., who have long wanted to get inside Telegram. It's crucial to understand that Telegram is no longer just a messenger like it was before. It has grown into a giant ecosystem with an internal wallet and its own cryptocurrency. Many people are eager to get a piece of this lucrative pie. The state has been trying for a long time to expand its monopoly over how people communicate, what they say, and how they spend their money,
I think Telegram will continue to operate, and its cryptocurrencies will survive—I certainly hope so. But the world is becoming increasingly closed off and less free, and that’s a reality we have to face,
France just arrested Pavel Durov, founder & CEO of the encrypted, uncensored Telegram platform. The need to protect free speech has never been more urgent."
I suggest banning words. There's evidence that terrorists use them to communicate."
Let’s not forget that large corporations, hiding behind the state, have also tried to interfere with Telegram. Take Apple, for instance—they impose a 30% commission on everything on iPhones and even blocked creators from collecting donations within Telegram simply because Telegram wasn’t giving them their 30% cut. There's no such VAT in any country, yet Apple collects this kind of commission. In response, Durov had to come up with new features like Telegram's internal currencies,
They practically detained the head of communications for the Russian army,
I do not consider Pavel Durov to be a criminal and I hope he will be able to prove his innocence in court,
They require a no less serious basis of evidence. Otherwise they will be a direct attempt to limit freedom of communication,
The accusations are very serious indeed, and they require an equally serious basis of evidence,
Purging communications is utter stupidity. Officials should not use messengers for official purposes. No messenger is reliable in terms of information security — not even Telegram. […] Therefore, of course, no one is asking anyone to clean anything,
In other words, it would be exactly the politics that Mr. Macron denied yesterday in this story,
France is deeply committed to freedom of expression and communication, to innovation, and to the spirit of entrepreneurship. It will remain so.”
To be truly free, you should be ready to risk everything for freedom.”
The arrest of Telegram's president on French territory took place as part of an ongoing judicial investigation. This is in no way a political decision. It is up to the judges to decide,
We are closely monitoring the developments related to Telegram and stand ready to cooperate with the French authorities should it be relevant."
The UAE is closely following the case of its citizen Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, who was arrested by the French authorities in Paris–Le Bourget Airport, emphasizing that the UAE has submitted a request to the Government of the French Republic to provide him with all the necessary consular services in an urgent manner,
Telegram is one of the few and at the same time the largest Internet platforms over which the United States has no influence,
It is absurd to claim that a platform or its owner are responsible for the abuse of that platform,
Caring for citizens, preserving their interests, following up on their affairs, and providing them with all aspects of care are a top priority for the UAE,