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> They actually want him to comply with the French law (a country which he is a citizen of) and timely remove the illegal content that he's been made aware of.

> They actually want him to comply with the French law (a country which he is a citizen of) and timely remove the illegal content that he's been made aware of. Do you have a confirmation for that or this is just your guess? Maybe they want access to all Telegram messages.

ath3nd 2y ago
> Do you have a confirmation for that or this is just your guess The allegations are public, and that's what the allegations state. I can't and don't want to speculate on the "true" motives of the French authorities. Al Capone was also initially held only on taxes charges. > The investigation concerns crimes related to illicit transactions, child sexual abuse, fraud and the refusal to communicate information to authorities. The arrest warrant was issued by OFMIN, a French child protection agency, the group’s secretary general said in a post on LinkedIn. https://www.tf1info.fr/justice-faits-divers/info-tf1-lci-le-fondateur-et-pdg-de-la-messagerie-cryptee-telegram-interpelle-en-france-2316072.html https://www.tf1info.fr/justice-faits-divers/info-tf1-lci-le-... And some investigative journalism on the type of illegal activities going on in Telegram. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1828526705306411410.html https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1828526705306411410.html I am all for privacy of communication, but due to Telegram's insistence of not encrypting everything, this is easy to see/verify by authorities, and issue a takedown notice. > Maybe they want access to all Telegram messages. And maybe not. Do you have proof that they want that, or we are going to be speculating here? Cause, as I said, the arrest warrant is public and the allegations are public. I'd prefer not to speculate and focus on the facts. P.S If we are going to speculate here, my feeling is that the French authorities found that Telegram is a Russian held backdoor/honeypot or want to disrupt Russian war communications. They need some time to with Durov in custody, so they arrest him on charges they can arrest him on: failing to remove illegal content all the while letting Meta, X, and Rumble and others get away with the same.

ath3nd 2y ago

> Do you have a confirmation for that or this is just your guess The allegations are public, and that's what the allegations state. I can't and don't want to speculate on the "true" motives of the French authorities. Al Capone was also initially held only on taxes charges. > The investigation concerns crimes related to illicit transactions, child sexual abuse, fraud and the refusal to communicate information to authorities. The arrest warrant was issued by OFMIN, a French child protection agency, the group’s secretary general said in a post on LinkedIn. https://www.tf1info.fr/justice-faits-divers/info-tf1-lci-le-fondateur-et-pdg-de-la-messagerie-cryptee-telegram-interpelle-en-france-2316072.html https://www.tf1info.fr/justice-faits-divers/info-tf1-lci-le-... And some investigative journalism on the type of illegal activities going on in Telegram. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1828526705306411410.html https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1828526705306411410.html I am all for privacy of communication, but due to Telegram's insistence of not encrypting everything, this is easy to see/verify by authorities, and issue a takedown notice. > Maybe they want access to all Telegram messages. And maybe not. Do you have proof that they want that, or we are going to be speculating here? Cause, as I said, the arrest warrant is public and the allegations are public. I'd prefer not to speculate and focus on the facts. P.S If we are going to speculate here, my feeling is that the French authorities found that Telegram is a Russian held backdoor/honeypot or want to disrupt Russian war communications. They need some time to with Durov in custody, so they arrest him on charges they can arrest him on: failing to remove illegal content all the while letting Meta, X, and Rumble and others get away with the same.