Many big names in the tech world are saying free speech is under a ‘major assault,’ and Rumble’s CEO Chris Pavloski and X owner Elon Musk are speaking out.
🇨🇳 China bans Rumble
🇫🇷 France threatens Rumble, we leave
🇧🇷 Brazil threatens Rumble, we leave
🇬🇧 UK threatens Rumble
🇷🇺 Russia bans Rumble
🇳🇿 New Zealand threatens Rumble🇫🇷 France arrests Telegram CEO
Free speech is under major assault and I will not stop fighting for it.
— Chris Pavlovski (@chrispavlovski) August 25, 2024
I’m a little late to this, but for good reason — I’ve just safely departed from Europe.
France has threatened Rumble, and now they have crossed a red line by arresting Telegram’s CEO, Pavel Durov, reportedly for not censoring speech.
Rumble will not stand for this behavior and…
— Chris Pavlovski (@chrispavlovski) August 25, 2024
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This is where we are… https://t.co/nW0bGHmSiI
— Chris Pavlovski (@chrispavlovski) August 25, 2024
According to French media, the 39-year-old billionaire was detained by French authorities as he disembarked from his private jet at Le Bourget airport, located just outside of Paris.
Durov had arrived from Azerbaijan and was accompanied by his bodyguard and a woman at the time of his arrest.
French outlet TF1 Info reported that Durov was taken into custody by the Air Transport Gendarmerie (GTA) around 8 p.m.
The arrest was based on a search warrant issued by French officials as part of a preliminary investigation. The warrant, however, would only be enforceable if Durov was on French soil, which he was at the time of his detention. […]
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