Pavel Durov - CEO of Telegram arrested | Ep. 188

As many of you know by now, Pavel Durov, Telegram's founder and CEO was arrested in France late last month. What does this mean for the future of internet privacy? We dive into what's at stake.

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00:00 Intro
00:30 The arrest of Telegram's CEO, Pavel Durov
01:02 French President Emmanuel Macron's statement
02:43 Diving into the details of the arrest
04:03 The Govt vs social media platforms
05:08 Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA)
06:43 What was Pavel Durov being held for?
07:18 Pressuring tech companies for backdoor access on data
08:02 Telegram's encrypted communication
08:47 Telegram's cryptographic features
09:13 The possible repercussions from the incident
09:59 Playing by the country's rules
10:45 Maintaining privacy and Lavasoft
11:46 Kim Dotcom and Megaupload
12:57 Epilogue

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[gbear]

Frenchie fascism... special for its cowardice

[linvesel]

By this logic, ManualMacaroon could order his LEOs to arrest himself for criminal activity of various French nationals.

[linvesel]

And if they can’t get him to allow them a back door into the platform, they’ll use him for leverage/hostage negotiations.

[serrajav]

I wouldn't be surprised telegram users dropping steadly now that China has we chat which is even more pernicious