The war against privacy never stops in the EU. It’s all for their own good, of course. Who knows what those sneaky Europeans can be up to without more surveillance?
Despite some FUD, Telegram has no dependance on Russian capital. Our recent $1.7B bond offering included exactly zero Russian investors. Old bonds issued in 2021 have largely been repaid and pose no issue.
In any case, bondholders ≠ shareholders — and I am the sole shareholder.
R to @durov: https://spectator.com/article/macron-has-declared-war-on-free-speech/
Macron said Europeans were “completely wrong to use social networks for information” and should instead depend on journalists and established outlets. For context on how French “independent” media function in practice: https://t.me/durov/430
The sanctioned architect of the EU’s censorship law is a close ally and appointee of Macron. Facing ultralow approval ratings, Macron is trying to silence online critics by turning the entire EU into a digital gulag — through censorship (DSA) and mass surveillance (Chat Control).