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Pavel Durov’s arrest is not a free speech hill to die on
The post Pavel Durov’s arrest is not a free speech hill to die on appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. When word broke that the billionaire Telegram CEO Pavel Durov had been arrested in France over the last weekend in August, it became a flashpoint in the global battle over freedom of speech. But then the charges came, including that Telegram had protected users who shared pornographic images, among other crimes. By the time the charges were announced; however, the internet’s staunchest defenders of free speech ideals had already taken to social media platforms, such as the X platform (former Twitter), to argue that Durov’s arrest was proof of a sinister plot by behind the scenes French and western elites. The irony of Pavel Durov being arrested in the West is profound, and the implications are frightening. Our hidden masters are revealing what they’re planning, and what they fear—and they’re inadvertently telling us that speech FREE FROM SURVEILLANCE must be a top priority. The… — Bret Weinstein (@BretWeinstein) August 25, 2024 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a former independent presidential candidate in the 2024 election, shared a similar sentiment: France just arrested Pavel Durov, founder & CEO of the encrypted, uncensored Telegram platform. The need to protect free speech has never been more urgent. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) August 25, 2024 Elon Musk called these “dangerous times” in a post on X. French President Emanuel Macron, under fire that the action had been a political arrest, said it was run-of-the-mill law enforcement activities and not politically motivated. After the revelations in the charging document, it became clear that those who came quickly to Durov’s defense could be portrayed by a press corps ironically contemptuous as defenders of pedophilia. The arrest Durov was arrested as part of…
The post Pavel Durov’s arrest is not a free speech hill to die on appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. When word broke that the billionaire Telegram CEO Pavel Durov had been arrested in France over the last weekend in August, it became a flashpoint in the global battle over freedom of speech. But then the charges came, including that Telegram had protected users who shared pornographic images, among other crimes. By the time the charges were announced; however, the internet’s staunchest defenders of free speech ideals had already taken to social media platforms, such as the X platform (former Twitter), to argue that Durov’s arrest was proof of a sinister plot by behind the scenes French and western elites. The irony of Pavel Durov being arrested in the West is profound, and the implications are frightening. Our hidden masters are revealing what they’re planning, and what they fear—and they’re inadvertently telling us that speech FREE FROM SURVEILLANCE must be a top priority. The… — Bret Weinstein (@BretWeinstein) August 25, 2024 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a former independent presidential candidate in the 2024 election, shared a similar sentiment: France just arrested Pavel Durov, founder & CEO of the encrypted, uncensored Telegram platform. The need to protect free speech has never been more urgent. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) August 25, 2024 Elon Musk called these “dangerous times” in a post on X. French President Emanuel Macron, under fire that the action had been a political arrest, said it was run-of-the-mill law enforcement activities and not politically motivated. After the revelations in the charging document, it became clear that those who came quickly to Durov’s defense could be portrayed by a press corps ironically contemptuous as defenders of pedophilia. The arrest Durov was arrested as part of…
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