'''Pavel Valeryevich Durov''' (born 10 October 1984) is Russian businessman and founder and CEO of [[Telegram]] app. He has been arrested in [[France]] for refusing to censorship. Pavel Durov left Russia when the government tried to control his social media company. But in the end, it wasn’t Putin, but [[Biden regime]] ally and enthusiastic [[NATO]] member.<ref>https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1827460234887008277</ref>
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'''Pavel Valeryevich Durov''' (born 10 October 1984) is Russian businessman and founder and CEO of [[Telegram]] app. He was arrested in [[France]] for refusing [[censorship]] om the platform. Pavel Durov left Russia when the government tried to control his [[social media]] company.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2024/08/24/telegram-messaging-app-founder-and-ceo-arrested-in-france/</ref> But in the end, it wasn’t [[Putin]], but [[Biden regime]] ally and enthusiastic [[NATO]] member, France.<ref>https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1827460234887008277</ref>
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Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in [[Vienna]], Ulyanov, said it was unsafe for people with influence in the international information space to visit 'countries moving towards [[totalitarianism]]';<ref>https://t.me/ukraine_watch/27919</ref>
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[[Elon Musk]] called Durov's arrest a "compelling advertisement" for the [[First Amendment]] to the [[US Constitution]], which guarantees [[freedom of speech]]. Commenting on the incident, he noted that in [[Europe]] in 2030, people will be executed for liking a meme;
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Durov "will soon appear before an investigating judge for possible charges," said French lawyer Frederic Belo;
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[[US House of Representatives]] member [[Marjorie Taylor-Greene]] said: "Freedom of speech is under attack around the world;
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Durov's arrest is linked to the French authorities' desire to control Telegram, according to former French MEP Emerick Choprade;
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Former Austrian Foreign Minister Kneissl said the charges against Durov were "simply crazy": "This is about Telegram as such."
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[[Kim Dotcom]], founder of the Megaupload file-sharing network, said there had been an intensified attack on free speech.