Telegram Founder Refuses EU Demand for Political Speech Suppression

Pavel Durov, founder of the messaging app Telegram, has firmly rejected pressure from a European Union member state to censor political speech ahead of Romania’s presidential elections. He publicly addressed the issue in a post on his Telegram channel, hinting at France’s involvement through a baguette emoji. Durov stated that the unnamed Western European nation demanded restrictions on conservative voices during the election period, which he outright rejected, calling it an assault on democratic values.