Re: Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Arrested in France

Followups trimmed to: comp.misc

In comp.misc Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> wrote:
> D. Ray:
> 
>> Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested in France on
>> Saturday allegedly as part of an investigation into his
>> platform for not having enough "moderation."

From what I have read, I believe this seems to be the
case.

I do not know anything about French Law, but arresting *and*
prosecuting someone as rich as he is in the US would not be
done unless they are 100% sure they get a conviction without
allowing appeals.

A person as rich as he is would be able to spend the Gov
Entity into "bankruptcy".


> It is not so much about moderation as about his pricipal
> refusal to disclose the encryption keys to third parties
> (including the Russian government).

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