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“It is absurd to say {that a} platform or its proprietor are accountable for abuse of that platform,” the corporate stated within the assertion.
The investigative Justice of the Peace overseeing the case determined to delay Durov’s detention past Sunday night time, Le Monde reported. Under the French system, this preliminary questioning interval can last as long as 96 hours. Once it’s over, the judge can determine whether or not to launch him or file expenses and hold him in custody.
Russian’s embassy in Paris requested entry to Durov, who has French and United Arab Emirates citizenship, however stated French officers had been “refusing to cooperate” with their diplomatic inquiries, Russian state media reported.
In addition to being a possible diplomatic flashpoint, Durov’s arrest sparked an outcry on-line, with some distinguished advocates of free on-line speech claiming it was an try at censorship.
Billionaire tech tycoon Musk used his personal platform, X, to repost clips of an interview with Durov by Tucker Carlson in April, through which the Telegram CEO praised X below Musk’s management. “#FreePavel,” Musk wrote.
Italy’s right-wing Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini echoed that sentiment on Facebook, posting: “In Europe we at the moment are below censorship … Long stay freedom, of thought and speech. Who would be the subsequent to be gagged? The nice (and inconvenient) Elon Musk?”
