Why even bother arresting Telegram's CEO when Matrix is a thing.
Because almost nobody uses Matrix compared to Telegram. And it's not even about if some people can slip through the fingers of western intel services, it's about controlling the narrative and putting the clamps on information and telegram is almost as much of a news site as it's a live chat. Telegram is just popular enough that it pokes holes into narratives and harms the mainstream media bubble.
What does this mean
matrix.orgelement is the most well-known client, and probably the best one.
Huh?
Matrix is an encrypted chat protocol.
Wow!
You're welcome
I'm sure if the Hodgson went to France, they'd arrest him, too.
I will never understand why people defend this idiot. Plenty of secure chat apps exists in the EU without problems. Matrix for example is used by both the German and the French government. Telegrams CEO is just reaping what he sowed by ignoring French warrants.
I've never heard anything about ignoring French warrants...?
According to TF1 he was arrested due to lack of cooperation with law enforcement regarding suspected complicity in drug trafficking, CSAM, and fraud. So my interpretation is that they repeatedly ignored french law enforcement asking Telegram to take down certain channels. Maybe warrant was the wrong word I am not a native speaker.
There were warrants issued on March 25 to him and his brother, which were ignored.
Why even bother arresting Telegram's CEO when Matrix is a thing.
Because almost nobody uses Matrix compared to Telegram. And it's not even about if some people can slip through the fingers of western intel services, it's about controlling the narrative and putting the clamps on information and telegram is almost as much of a news site as it's a live chat. Telegram is just popular enough that it pokes holes into narratives and harms the mainstream media bubble.
What does this mean
matrix.org element is the most well-known client, and probably the best one.
Huh?
Matrix is an encrypted chat protocol.
Wow!
You're welcome
I'm sure if the Hodgson went to France, they'd arrest him, too.
I will never understand why people defend this idiot. Plenty of secure chat apps exists in the EU without problems. Matrix for example is used by both the German and the French government. Telegrams CEO is just reaping what he sowed by ignoring French warrants.
I've never heard anything about ignoring French warrants...?
According to TF1 he was arrested due to lack of cooperation with law enforcement regarding suspected complicity in drug trafficking, CSAM, and fraud. So my interpretation is that they repeatedly ignored french law enforcement asking Telegram to take down certain channels. Maybe warrant was the wrong word I am not a native speaker.
There were warrants issued on March 25 to him and his brother, which were ignored.
Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/exclusive-telegram-ceo-brother-nikolai-durov-wanted-france-authorities-pavel-durov/
Did they announce the charges?
You do NOT need to post this to every technology group on every Lemmy instance.
Isn't that the way that federation work!?
Not at all, actually.