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Pavel Durov: Free Speech Hero Against the State

The Telegram founder’s short stay in a French prison this summer was a free speech inflection point.

By Timothy Paulson|Edited by Benjamin Schiller
Updated Dec 17, 2024, 12:47 a.m. Published Dec 10, 2024, 2:07 p.m.
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A portrait of Telegram's Pavel Durov (CoinDesk/Pudgy Penguins)