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One meta-note on the situation, is that in my timeline I have seen exactly zero non-western people defending Durov's arrest, but quite a few western people. Definitely don't want to say that they don't exist (after all, my timeline is biased just like anyone's), just this is what my sample is so far. IMO this is another example of the decoupling of liberalism and westernism that https://x.com/MacaesBruno often talks about.
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grass is always greener on the other side: maybe that explains? ppl who live under ample freedom may crave for more gov. control, while ppl from the other side has 1st hand experience how excessive gov. control doesn't help, but make things worse. (more caveats needed, just a generalized statement)
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My thinking as well. I’ve been reading the French press since the arrest and it barely gets mentioned; and when it does, it’s framed as just an ordinary investigation into a tech platform, only with a higher-profile arrest as usual. In other words, nobody is reading too deeply into it because there’s a fair degree of trust that the judiciary is independent, acts in accordance with the rule of law, and that an independent judge will assess the situation fairly, whether in favor or against Durov. Whereas for people unused to the rule of law and with low institutional trust, it’s easily interpreted as an arbitrary and political arrest, as usually happens back home. I’m not defending the French law in question, by the way. It may be antiquated, unsuitable for the 21st century, and in need of an overhaul. But as @horneps aptly said in another cast, “the law will do what the law can do”. Whether we like it or not is orthogonal.
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💯 the only valid answer
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