Telegram Founder’s Detention Shows ‘Dangerous Trend’ of Online Surveillance
John Miles | Western governments are increasingly seeking to deepen their control of online platforms while looking to discredit those like TikTok and Telegram which they perceive to be beyond their control. [...] This weekend’s arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov, then, can be seen as the latest development in the trend after Durov provoked the ire of Western officials earlier this year by revealing the US Federal Bureau of Investigation’s attempts to install a backdoor in the popular encrypted messaging application.
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■ Russian billionaire Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested in Paris (08/25/24)