Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, recently publicly stated that he 'firmly rejected' the request from Western European governments to censor conservative political content. Durov emphasized in a Telegram post: 'Telegram will not restrict the freedom of Romanian users or block their political channels.'
Telegram founder's public channel post | Source: X
This statement was made on the eve of the Romanian presidential elections, in which Nicusor Dan defeated right-wing nationalist opponent George Simion to become the new president.
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