When an authoritarian govt is calling for the release of someone who runs a "private" messenger, it suggests they have a back door. Otherwise they tend to oppose all private messaging.
Most western countries do horrific things we do not find acceptable, but when we do find out we hand wave it away because they're the "good guys".
Good thing it’s legal to say so in the countries that dominate its user base.
It came very close to this during Covid, and maybe once or twice since then.
You're free to say what you want, and everyone is free to ignore you if what you say doesn't jive with "common sense".
Well the embassy is complaining about this arrest, so maybe that's just counter-intelligence.
And then, he is also on Putin's wanted list; his arrest could one day turn him into a valuable bargaining chip.
It’s French national law, not EU (though the EU will copy for sure).
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/whats-going-frances-onl...
Also now they have added “because people watch football matches illegally on Telegram”. So they are going to throw everything at kitchen sink at Durov, probably also national security issues because anti-French political groups use Telegram in Africa.
Also it is still the investigative phase but the suspicion is warranted completely.
I seriously do not understand low moral people shielding those helping criminals, do you really not knowing what are you doing, seriously, just because there is a - misleadingly presented - popular service there? Really? Very worrying the moral state of social media user masses.
Well, other than his arrest ;-)