In his initial public remarks following his incarceration, the CEO wrote on the platform, claiming the French government’s strategy was “misguided” and ought to have caused the company to raise red flags.
He made note of the fact that they could have reached Telegram’s EU representative at any moment via a “hot line” he had assisted in setting up.
The 39-year-old, who was born in Russia and obtained French citizenship in 2021, was detained last month in relation to using a social media platform to share photographs of child sex abuse, sell drugs, and commit fraud.
His detention in France marked a change in the approach that nations may take when it comes to internet executives and illicit information on their networks.
“We are driven by the intention to bring good and defend the fundamental rights of people, particularly in places where these rights are violated,” the billionaire businessman wrote.
Despite all of that, Telegram is not flawless.
Even the possibility that authorities might not know where to direct their demands is something we should work to address.
However, it is completely false—as some media outlets have claimed—that Telegram is some kind of anarchic paradise.
