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1/ France is once again in the spotlight for unfortunate reasons — this time, the arrest of Telegram’s CEO, Pavel Durov. I’ve done a bit of digging among French sources to figure out what’s happening. A 🧵
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2/ Durov was arrested at Le Bourget airport near Paris last night after flying there from Baku (Azerbaijan) on his business jet. He was accompanied by his bodyguard and personal assistant, and was planning to have dinner in Paris that evening.
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3/ The arrest was motivated by an outstanding search warrant against Durov. It is unclear whether Durov was aware of the warrant before deciding to fly to France.
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4/ The warrant was issued by a judge based on a request by the “Minors Office” (OFMIN). In that sense, the arrest is neither arbitrary, political, nor unlawful.
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5/ OFMIN is a 40-strong specialized police unit reporting to the Ministry of Interior and created in November 2023 to investigate online crimes against minors.
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6/ As far as I can tell, OFMIN is not accusing Durov himself of crimes against minors. Instead, Durov is being accused of either refusing to filter Telegram for child sexual abuse material (CSAM), or refusing to cooperate with French police on specific CSAM investigations involving Telegram, or both.
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