Telegram Founder Voices Pride Over Platform’s Impact on France Protests
(MENAFN) Telegram founder Pavel Durov expressed pride in his platform’s pivotal role amid widespread protests across France on Wednesday.
“Proud that Telegram is a tool for protests in France against (President Emmanuel) Macron’s failed policies. After 8 years of neglect, people are done with empty PR and posturing - and they’re striking back,” Durov declared on the US social media platform X.
The demonstrations erupted following social media calls for a nationwide “Block Everything” strike on Sept. 10, aimed at paralyzing the country in opposition to outgoing Prime Minister François Bayrou’s controversial national budget plan.
Fueling the movement was support from the far-left France Unbowed (LFI) party, alongside grassroots activists from a small online collective named "Les Essentiels," who declared: "On Sept. 10, we stop everything, not to escape, to say no."
Adding to the unrest, French trade unions have announced a mass mobilization scheduled for Sept. 18 to rally against Bayrou’s budget proposals.
France’s political climate is increasingly unstable after Bayrou lost a confidence vote in the National Assembly on Monday.
Bayrou, who presented a 2026 budget blueprint in July, sought backing for a plan targeting nearly €44 billion ($51 billion) in savings to combat France’s ballooning public debt, currently at 113% of GDP.
“Proud that Telegram is a tool for protests in France against (President Emmanuel) Macron’s failed policies. After 8 years of neglect, people are done with empty PR and posturing - and they’re striking back,” Durov declared on the US social media platform X.
The demonstrations erupted following social media calls for a nationwide “Block Everything” strike on Sept. 10, aimed at paralyzing the country in opposition to outgoing Prime Minister François Bayrou’s controversial national budget plan.
Fueling the movement was support from the far-left France Unbowed (LFI) party, alongside grassroots activists from a small online collective named "Les Essentiels," who declared: "On Sept. 10, we stop everything, not to escape, to say no."
Adding to the unrest, French trade unions have announced a mass mobilization scheduled for Sept. 18 to rally against Bayrou’s budget proposals.
France’s political climate is increasingly unstable after Bayrou lost a confidence vote in the National Assembly on Monday.
Bayrou, who presented a 2026 budget blueprint in July, sought backing for a plan targeting nearly €44 billion ($51 billion) in savings to combat France’s ballooning public debt, currently at 113% of GDP.
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