❖ Lifestyle: has not used a mobile phone for a year (only for testing Telegram), vegetarian, maintains physical fitness.
❖ The arrest in France was illegal, did not comply with established European procedures.
❖ Pavel Durov spent 4 days in a police isolation cell of 7 sq.m without windows (without contact with the outside world).
❖ By court order, Telegram can disclose (❗️) the IP address and phone number of suspects, but not personal messages.
❖ Telegram collaborated with authorities a year before the arrest. France ignored existing communication channels, although they were publicly available.
❖ Telegram's profit last year exceeded $500m. Telegram reached 1b active users per month and became the second most popular messenger in the world.
❖ Telegram issues bonds with the participation of JPMorgan – one of the largest banks in the world.
❖ Durov is a French citizen, obtained citizenship legally. The Telegram office in Dubai is located in the same building as the French consulate.
❖ He has been under judicial control for 8 months and cannot freely leave France.
❖ Other CEOs of tech companies are concerned about the safety of visits to France. The case sets a precedent for the treatment of IT company leaders.
❖ A law banning encryption was considered in France (rejected). The EU plans to introduce similar measures against encryption.
❖ Telegram spends millions $$$ on legal compliance in 200 countries.
❖ A bit of philosophy: comparison with the Soviet experience, the importance of protecting freedom of speech, people take freedom of speech for granted.
❖ Telegram is a neutral platform for freedom of speech.
