The French government ruined its image of freedom in the world

Pavel Durov, founder of the messaging application telegram, provided an update concerning his current case in France, and said that the criminal investigation against him was “in difficulty” to find evidence of reprehensible acts.

Durov said her Arrest by the French authorities In August 2024, he was “unprecedented” and added that holding a technological framework responsible for the actions of independent users was “legally and logically absurd”, in a telegram job Sunday. Durov added:

“A year later,” the criminal investigation “against me still finds it difficult to find anything that I or Telegram do harm. Our moderation practices align with industry standards, and Telegram has always responded to all legal requests from France. ”

“A year after this strange arrest, I still have to return to France every 14 days, without any appeal date,” he continued, while warning that the French government has made irreparable damage like France like a free country.

Durov’s arrest generalized condemned of the cryptographic community, defense groups of human rights and militants of freedom of expression, which accused the French government of having arrested the founder of the telegram to put it on the censorship of the platform.

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The arrest of Pavel Durov creates a massive reaction against the French government

Durov what responsible and initially forbidden to leave France As part of an investigation into moderation policies of the content of the Telegram platform, French officials of the application of laws accusing the platform of hosting harmful content.

French president Emmanuel Macron denied the arrest was politically motivatedtriggering a torrent of accusations of censorship and criticism of the cryptographic community.

“In a state governed by the rule of law, freedoms are confirmed in a legal framework, both on social networks and in real life, to protect citizens and respect their fundamental rights,” wrote Macron in a 26 August translated job.