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Telegram CEO charged in France for ‘allowing criminal activity’ on messaging app
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 28 Aug 2024
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Now do Zuckerberg and Musk
Don't leave out Spez.
Meta is literally ad platform for scam. But it’s american, so it’s ok.
It's the same shit. I was advertised psylocibin shit on facebook before.
The problem is that those guys comply with the requests from governments.
do you agree with this arrest or are you pointing out the double standards ?
I don't really understand how he allowed crime. I can commit crime via sms, whatsapp, signal or mail. Does that mean they allow it?
But you're not allowed to
Crime is generally illegal
Against the law at the minimum.
I think the distinction here is that if your phone provider, WhatsApp, Signal or mail carrier is informed that someone is engaging in illegal activity using their service, these entities would comply and give the information they have on you-- be it a lot like SMS or a little like Signal (phone number, registration date).
In the case of Telegram, they've been informed countless times that specific individuals are engaging in blatantly illegal activity and unlike the previously mentioned entities, Telegram is refusing to comply with any legal requests.
I believe that's the situation but if I'm wrong, by all means correct me because this is a very interesting subject.
Thanks, this is the first explanation that's actually clicked for me.
Presumably Moxie as well since I'm constantly being told that Signal is the most secure e2ee platform.
Telegram holds the keys, Signal doesn't
That's right, Signal only holds phone numbers for some unspecified reason.
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