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France “Is Not a Free Country," Telegram CEO Says
(MENAFN) Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov has condemned France as an authoritarian state, asserting it stands alone in "criminally persecuting all social networks that give people some degree of freedom."
Reacting to reports that French authorities stormed the Paris headquarters of social media giant X, Durov declared on the platform: "Don't be mistaken: this is not a free country."
The tech executive has previously lambasted the French government, accusing President Emmanuel Macron of attempting to muzzle online dissent by transforming the European Union into a "digital Gulag"—referencing Soviet-era forced labor camps.
Durov further alleged that Macron has told Europeans they are "completely wrong to use social networks for information" and should instead depend on journalists and established outlets.
French cybercrime specialists descended on X's offices Tuesday, with the Paris prosecutor confirming the operation stems from a probe examining content surfaced by the platform's recommendation algorithm and its polarizing AI chatbot, Grok.
The expanding investigation into X, which broadened Tuesday, centers on accusations of complicity in circulating child sexual abuse material and spreading Holocaust denial propaganda through Grok.
Durov himself remains under judicial supervision in France following his 2024 detention, though his travel restrictions were reportedly removed in November 2025.
Reacting to reports that French authorities stormed the Paris headquarters of social media giant X, Durov declared on the platform: "Don't be mistaken: this is not a free country."
The tech executive has previously lambasted the French government, accusing President Emmanuel Macron of attempting to muzzle online dissent by transforming the European Union into a "digital Gulag"—referencing Soviet-era forced labor camps.
Durov further alleged that Macron has told Europeans they are "completely wrong to use social networks for information" and should instead depend on journalists and established outlets.
French cybercrime specialists descended on X's offices Tuesday, with the Paris prosecutor confirming the operation stems from a probe examining content surfaced by the platform's recommendation algorithm and its polarizing AI chatbot, Grok.
The expanding investigation into X, which broadened Tuesday, centers on accusations of complicity in circulating child sexual abuse material and spreading Holocaust denial propaganda through Grok.
Durov himself remains under judicial supervision in France following his 2024 detention, though his travel restrictions were reportedly removed in November 2025.
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