Odaily Planet Daily News Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire wrote on the X platform that Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested in France on August 25. Despite the controversies surrounding the Telegram platform, Durov should be seen as a hero rather than a villain. He pointed out that Durov's original intention in creating Telegram was to resist authoritarian governments and enable citizens to communicate across borders and regimes. Maguire also mentioned that Telegram has played an important role in many pro-democracy protests over the past decade. The French government has brought 12 charges against Durov, but Maguire believes that these charges could apply to any social media platform. He called for following this matter, believing that it concerns the future of Western liberal values, and hoped that French President Macron could intervene in this matter.
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Sequoia Capital partner: Telegram plays an important role in many pro-democracy protest activities.
Odaily Planet Daily News Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire wrote on the X platform that Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested in France on August 25. Despite the controversies surrounding the Telegram platform, Durov should be seen as a hero rather than a villain. He pointed out that Durov's original intention in creating Telegram was to resist authoritarian governments and enable citizens to communicate across borders and regimes. Maguire also mentioned that Telegram has played an important role in many pro-democracy protests over the past decade. The French government has brought 12 charges against Durov, but Maguire believes that these charges could apply to any social media platform. He called for following this matter, believing that it concerns the future of Western liberal values, and hoped that French President Macron could intervene in this matter.