Enough of Telegram’s impunity,
They also love the privacy, the freedom, [there are] a lot of reasons why somebody would switch to Telegram,
The need to protect free speech has never been more urgent.”
I don't have any business in Russia and have no plans to return there
In 2018, a group of 26 NGOs, including Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Freedom House, Reporters Without Borders, the Committee to Protect Journalists, and others, condemned the Russian court’s decision to block Telegram,
I would rather be free than to take orders from anyone,
It’s 2030 in Europe and you’re being executed for liking a meme.”
Liberte Liberte! Liberte?" (Freedom Freedom! Freedom?).
Perhaps because of a sense of impunity,
Some naive persons still don't understand that if they play [a] more or less visible role in [the] international information space it is not safe for them to visit countries which move towards much more totalitarian societies,
Do you think ... they will appeal to Paris and demand Durov's release, or will keep their lips sealed
I'm personally for the privacy side,
We immediately asked French authorities to explain the reasons for this detention and demanded that his rights be protected and that consular access be granted. Up to now, the French side is refusing to cooperate on this question,
The Russian Embassy in Paris immediately began working on the case
He made a mistake tonight. We don't know why... Was this flight just a stopover? In any case, he's in custody,
Telegram is the main social media network through which open-source information is spread about the war. That includes footage but also opinions and analysis from Russian and Ukrainian military sources. A significant change to Telegram's policies could have a significant effect on the information domain for this war,
On his platform, he allowed an incalculable number of offenses and crimes to be committed, for which he did nothing to moderate or cooperate [with law enforcement],
Pavel Durov will end up in pretrial detention, that's for sure,
He made a big mistake this evening,