Pavel Durov(@durov ):Last month, France nearly banned encryption. A law requiring messaging apps to implement a backdoor for police access to private messages was passed by the Senate. Luckily, it was shot down by the National Assembly. Yet 3 days ago the Paris Police Prefect advocated for it again.

Pavel Durov

@durov

Founder, CEO at @telegram (2013), founder, ex-CEO of @vkontakte (2006), part-time troll.

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Pavel Durov@durov

2025.04.21 09:37

Last month, France nearly banned encryption. A law requiring messaging apps to implement a backdoor for police access to private messages was passed by the Senate. Luckily, it was shot down by the National Assembly. Yet 3 days ago the Paris Police Prefect advocated for it again.