France Targets Telegram Founder To Censor Criticism

A firestorm erupted this week when authorities in France arrested the founder of the messaging app Telegram for activities that were taking place on the platform. Most people view this as an attempt to silence freedom of speech, as Telegram has grown to more than 1 billion users, making it more popular than Twitter. Mike Papantonio & Farron Cousins discuss more.

Link - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/technology/pavel-durov-telegram-founder.html

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