My people! What do you think? Pavel Durov, the brain behind Telegram, dropped a bombshell that has everyone talking. According to him, France is walking on a knife's edge and could end up in a social collapse if it continues with this censorship and the regulations they are imposing. Stay alert, things are serious!
Durov, in an interview with the French outlet Le Point, didn't hold back and took a direct jab at Emmanuel Macron, saying that "he is not making the right decisions" and that France "is becoming weaker and weaker." Imagine that! The founder of one of the largest communication platforms in the world saying that. 🤯 The guy emphasized that if they continue raising generations with that mentality, it will later be a hassle to change it, and that if they don't get their act together with the reforms they need, the risk of a radical change is extremely high. It's like Macron is missing the train! 🚂
And this is not the first time Durov has raised his voice. In early June, he also sat down to talk with Tucker Carlson, just after he was arrested in August 2024 in France. Yes, you heard right, he was arrested! 😲 This caused a tremendous uproar among the crypto community, civil rights activists, and human rights foundations, who are super attentive to the case because this could affect freedom of expression in the digital age.
But it doesn't stop there, there's more gossip! Durov revealed that French intelligence services tried to ask him to censor pro-conservative content related to the Romanian elections of 2025. What a mess! The head of the intelligence services, Nicolas Lerner, supposedly approached him in a luxury hotel to ask him to remove that content from the platform. And what do you think Durov did? He refused! 🙅♂️ The guy stood his ground!
Durov is convinced that laws like the European Union's Digital Services Act are like a "Trojan horse" for censorship, disguised as consumer protection. He says that today they attack those who are labeled as "conspiracy theorists," but tomorrow they could go after those who created them! 😱 It's a delicate matter that should make us all think.
So, my people, let's be on the lookout for what is happening in France and with these regulations. It seems that freedom of expression is on the tightrope, not just there, but in many places. Let’s not lose sight of this issue!$TOMO $TON $BTC
