Source: American Institute for Economic Research
by Jon Miltimore
“Moments after stepping off his private jet at Le Bourget airport outside Paris last week, tech titan Pavel Durov was arrested by French police. The Russian-born billionaire’s crime, the BBC reported, stemmed from an alleged ‘lack of moderation’ of Telegram, a cloud-based social media platform Durov owns and operates that boasts nearly one billion monthly users. … European leaders have made it clear they are quite happy to censor speech they don’t like, whether it’s a comment about a politician’s weight or criticizing immigration policy, all in the name of protecting people from hate speech, crime, or ‘disinformation.’ Americans might be inclined to shrug their shoulders and attribute this to ‘those crazy Europeans.’ But this would be a mistake.” (09/04/24)