Pavel Durov left Russia when the government tried to control his social media company, Telegram. But in the end, it wasn’t Putin who arrested him for allowing the public to exercise free speech. It was a western country, a Biden administration ally and enthusiastic NATO member, that locked him away. Pavel Durov sits in a French jail tonight, a living warning to any platform owner who refuses to censor the truth at the behest of governments and intel agencies. Darkness is descending fast on the formerly free world.

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Even a letter was written to elon too and he could be subpoena too

Aug 25 (Reuters) - Pavel Durov, the Russian-born billionaire founder and owner of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at Le Bourget airport outside Paris shortly after landing on a private jet late on Saturday and placed in custody, three sources told Reuters.
The arrest of the 39-year-old technology billionaire prompted on Sunday a warning from Moscow to Paris that he should be accorded his rights and criticism from X owner Elon Musk who said that free speech in Europe was under attack.
There was no official confirmation from France of the arrest, but two French police sources and one Russian source who spoke on condition of anonymity said that Durov was arrested shortly after arriving at Le Bourget airport on a private jet from Azerbaijan.
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Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of the popular platform Telegram, has been detained in France
French authorities confirmed Sunday. According to French media, his detention is related to alleged offenses regarding the social media app.
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Why NATO always against these guys, always against freedom of speech on social media, world cant be in your cage,why Zuckerberg is free and they're arresting Durov? NATO problems everywhere

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Sunday came out in support of Telegram Founder Pavel Durov, saying Mark Zuckerberg should instead be arrested for "massive child exploitation" problem on his Meta-owned Instagram.
The billionaire reacted after Russian-born Pavel Durov, founder and owner of the popular encrypted messaging app Telegram, was arrested in France over numerous charges related to his platform, and faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
Mr Musk said that Meta Founder Mark Zuckerberg has "already caved into censorship pressure".
"Instagram has a massive child exploitation problem, but no arrest for Zuck, as he censors free speech and gives governments backdoor access to user data," the X owner posted.
Because he already caved into censorship pressure.
Elon Musk on August 25, 2024
He further said that "It's 2030 in Europe and you're being executed for liking a meme".
"It is vital to the support of free speech that you forward X posts to people you know, especially in censorship-heavy countries," the tech billionaire mentioned.
In February this year, Mr Zuckerberg apologised to the families of victims of online child sex abuse during a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill.
The billionaire entrepreneur told parents that "I'm sorry for everything you have all been through. No one should go through the things that your families have suffered".
"And this is why we invest so much and we are going to continue doing industry-wide efforts to make sure no one has to go through the things your families have had to suffer," he added.
In May this year, Mr Musk said that Zuckerberg-run Meta is "super greedy" at taking credit for advertisers who run campaigns on its platform.
The X owner replied that "we are terrible at claiming credit, and Meta is super greedy at claiming credit."
The rivalry between Mr Musk and Mr Zuckerberg is well known. They were apparently set for a "cage fight' some time back -- dubbed as the fight of the century. However, the much-anticipated showdown between the duo was cancelled.
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