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The plot thickens!

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1827622301363232885.html

Maybe Durov felt safer in French custody than possibly being extraordinarily renditioned to Russia from the UAE?

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I mean, he probably is safer in France than in Russia. Sure, he’s gonna have the gendarmes crawling up his ass and Telegram’s privacy credentials are likely in jeopardy, but its still better than a visit from the FSB any day.

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that does not make any sense

EDIT: to elaborate. if he was in danger in the UAE, he could just go somewhere that isn’t france. the thread speculates he got arrested to ‘signal’ he’s down with the west, which is typical conspiracy baking.

also nothing in the thread indicates why durov would feel threatened by Russia. if anything, it suggests the opposite. also what is “Ukrainian sources”

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also nothing in the thread indicates why durov would feel threatened by Russia.

I think russia was debating banning telegram recently, because encryption allows for opposition, but kept it because of its military value.
If your platform was almost banned by a dictatorship I see why you wouldn’t feel comfortable there.

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