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45 sats \ 8 replies \ @Malachi17 24 Aug \ on: Pavel Durov, co-founder of Telegram, arrested in France privacy
This one feels different to me than simple censorship and silencing. Part of it is that telegram made some weird earlier moves with regard to privacy. I think we shouldn't be too hasty to conclude we know what's up here.
Why do people think Telegram has anything to do with privacy? It's not e2e encrypted!!!
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It didn't start with end to end encryption for one thing: https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/is-telegram-safe-4130553
Then there was the whole you needed a phone number: https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/7/23498236/telegram-fragment-phone-number-crypto-verification-monetization
Telegram didn't start out with privacy in mind. It feels vaguely like some kind of honey trap that backfired.
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How is this relevant to his arrest by French police?
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It feels vaguely like some kind of honey trap that backfired.
Isn't INTERPOL in France?
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What’s your point?
WEF will give him a get out of jail card?
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My point was and is, it isn't as simple as freedom of speech in this instance. There are layers of screwiness afoot.
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