On August 24th, 2024, Durov, a founder of the Telegram messaging platform, was on his private jet on the way from Baku to Paris. After landing, he was arrested — French authorities were unhappy with a lack of content moderation. Durov was charged with a wide range of crimes for failing to prevent illicit activity on his app (drug trafficking, child pornography, and other illegal content). The incident sent a shock wave with global experts and political figures perceiving the arrest as an atta...