• gerikson@awful.systems
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    2 months ago

    Wild-ass theory: Putin convinced Durov to travel to France to get himself arrested to rile up millions of Telegram users and make France look foolish/despotic.

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      2 months ago

      Seems unnecessary, due to the paradox of intolerance it’s trivial to be made to look the bad guy if you are actively trying to curtail fash influence in the public discourse.