Source: spiked
by Fraser Myers
“The commonsense principle that social-media firms are not directly responsible for their users’ content had held firm until relatively recently in Europe. Yet, in the past few years, Europe’s illiberal elites have been gripped by hysteria about the supposedly malign influence of major tech platforms. Too much free speech online, they now crow in unison, has led to a proliferation of so-called disinformation and hate speech. Indeed, almost every societal problem is now pinned on an excess of online freedom. … while all platforms have unwittingly hosted illegal content, just as Telegram is alleged to have done, the European authorities are primarily interested in targeting those platforms that refuse to accede to their demands to censor political dissent. Certainly, some of those defending Durov’s arrest are not making any effort to dispel this impression.” (08/26/24)
https://www.spiked-online.com/2024/08/26/the-outrageous-arrest-of-telegrams-pavel-durov/