Telegram app CEO Pavel Durov arrested at airport in France – Details inside
www.reuters.com
As per TF1, Durov was travelling from Azerbaijan and was arrested at around 8 pm.
  • OptionalEnglish
    46•4 months ago

    Elon Musk, billionaire owner of X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, said after reports of Durov’s detention: “It’s 2030 in Europe and you’re being executed for liking a meme.”

    Elmo. Dude. Get your shit together. Stop with the drugs.

  • SomeLemmyUserEnglish
    23•4 months ago

    “The encrypted Telegram, with clo…”

    Just a remidner that Telegramm is NOT encrypted by default (you need to Start a secret chat) and groups are NEVER encrypted

    • ClotOPEnglish
      10•4 months ago

      Correction: Telegram is not E2EE by default, it is encrypted tho.

      • SomeLemmyUserEnglish
        7•4 months ago

        Fair point. But weaker encrypted as for example WhatsApp, which at least tells you its e2e, even if meta holds the keys.

    • troed
      19•4 months ago

      What has Telegram got to do with privacy? Russia banning Signal but not Telegram tells you all you need to know.

      • @[email protected]English
        6•4 months ago

        These two are intertwined though. And the main alternative Meta also has its fair share of allowing criminal content, fake news and propaganda. The question is, who gets to control it.

        • Dr. DabblesEnglish
          4•4 months ago

          How are they intertwined? Telegram allows public posts and livestreaming, neither of which they moderate. That’s nothing to do with encryption and everything to do with pushing the legal boundaries they knew existed.

      • Dr. DabblesEnglish
        4•4 months ago

        Anonymity, no. But content privacy yes. Whether Telegram is actually private or can MITM content is another question entirely.

  • @[email protected]English
    2•4 months ago

    Summary

    1. Durov arrested in Bourget airport, police sources say
    2. Telegram says Durov has nothing to hide
    3. Durov has French and UAE citizenship
    4. Russia says Durov’s rights should be respected
    5. Russian lawmaker: freedom of speech is dead in Europe