Telegram boss banned from leaving France in criminal probe

Re:Telegram boss banned from leaving France in criminal probe by ex3ndr on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @08:51PM (#41386110)

Boss? He is a founder, not a head of mafia.

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Re:Telegram boss banned from leaving France in criminal probe by anigbrowl on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @08:57PM (#41386150)

It's the BBC. 'boss' as a mafia trope is specific to the US.

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Re:Telegram boss banned from leaving France in criminal probe by JumpCrisscross on Thursday August 29, 2024 @01:32AM (#41387673)

Yup. Similar to scheme, which doesn't carry the same negative connotation in British English as it does here.

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Re:Telegram boss banned from leaving France in criminal probe by drdaeman on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @09:01PM (#41386166)

I believe, the noun "boss", when meant as "a person who exercises control or authority", does not imply legal status or purpose of any group or organization.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boss gives an example of "union bosses".

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Re:Telegram boss banned from leaving France in criminal probe by puppycodes on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @09:57PM (#41386482)

thats what I keep telling the guy at the corner store

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