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Self-Styled Free Speech Warriors Bristle at French Arrest of Telegram CEO

Conservative tech businessmen see the arrest as a threat to other companies in the social media space.

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Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov. AP/Tatan Syuflana
RUSSELL PAYNE
RUSSELL PAYNE

Self-fashioned conservative free speech advocates are bristling at the French government’s arrest of the founder of Telegram because of the site’s refusal to moderate its content related to drug trafficking and child sexual content.

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RUSSELL PAYNE
RUSSELL PAYNE

Mr. Payne is a political reporter at The New York Sun. He covers a broad range of topics including New York State and New York City.

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