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    • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
      208·
      2 months ago

      A number of EU countries are upset at messaging platforms not giving them a backdoor to their encryption.

      • mosiacmango@lemm.ee
        272·
        2 months ago

        Not what this is about :

        TF1 and BFM both said the investigation was focused on a lack of moderators on Telegram, and that police considered that this situation allowed criminal activity to go on undeterred on the messaging app.

        Hes breaking French law with is platform, and then traveled to France.

        Hes also worth 15.5 billion dollars, so its likely that being a billionaire will shield him from any real consequences.

  • zabadoh@ani.social
    121·
    2 months ago

    CEOs gotta check with international criminal lawyers before boarding planes… 😂😂😂 They can afford it.

    Zuckerberg, Musk, and Trump also have a lot to answer for…

    • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      CEOs gotta check with international criminal lawyers before boarding planes

      Durov holds French citizenship. He probably wasn’t just bipping through.

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
    6·
    2 months ago

    criticism from X owner Elon Musk who said that free speech in Europe was under attack.

    I can’t think of anyone whose opinion I value less on this topic.

    The encrypted application, with close to one billion users, is particularly influential in Russia, Ukraine and the republics of the former Soviet Union. It is ranked as one of the major social media platforms after Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok and WeChat.

    Also the far-right in the USA.

  • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world
    25·
    2 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