Telegram CEO Pavel Durov criticised France for his recent arrest over extremist content on the messaging platform. In his first public comment on Telegram, Durov called it “surprising” he was arrested for third-party actions, condemning the use of outdated laws to charge platform executives for user-generated content.
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