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Pavel Durov’s Arrest Leaves Telegram Hanging in the Balance
Durov has reportedly been detained in France over Telegram's alleged failure to adequately moderate illegal content on the messaging app. His arrest sparked backlash and left some associates asking, what now?
“The need to protect free speech has never been more urgent,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who on Friday endorsed Donald Trump for US president, wrote on X, where he referred to Telegram as “uncensored” and “encrypted.” One of the posts that has gained the most traction on X was by right-wing former Fox News journalist Tucker Carlson, who alluded to the oft-repeated but debatable story that Durov left Russia because the government tried to take over his company. Rozenberg saw no obvious replacement for Durov, who makes key decisions on nearly all matters at Telegram—financing, development strategies, product design, monetization, and content moderation policy.
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