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CoinTelegraph 2025-03-15 18:07:13

TON Society celebrates Pavel Durov leaving France as free speech win

The Open Network (TON) Society released a statement on March 15 celebrating the return of Pavel Durov's passport as a win for freedom of speech, online privacy, and innovation. According to the AFP news agency, Durov left France and headed to Dubai on the morning of March 15 after gaining permission from French officials to depart the European country. “We have stood behind Pavel since his arrest on August 24, 2024,” the TON Society wrote . The group added: "Pavel’s unwavering commitment to freedom of speech and transparency, despite facing the most challenging of circumstances, is a powerful reminder of the importance of standing by your principles, even when it is politically and personally detrimental to do so." The TON Society previously penned a letter condemning the French government for detaining Durov and urging the country to release the Telegram founder . The TON Society celebrates the return of Durov’s passport by French law enforcement officials. Source: TON Society “The arrest of the Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, is a direct assault on a basic human right — the freedom of expression of everyone,” the TON Society’s Aug. 27 letter read. At the time, the organization also called on the United Nations, the Council of Europe (CoE), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and the European Union (EU) to intervene and push for Durov's release. Free speech advocates in the crypto industry sounded the alarm over Pavel Durov's arrest , citing the troubling implications for privacy and decentralized technologies in the face of state pressure to censor the internet and the potential for regulatory capture. Related: Toncoin surges as Pavel Durov leaves France after months Emmanuel Macron denies political motivation for Durov's arrest Shortly after French law enforcement officials detained the Telegram founder, President Emmanuel Macron denied the arrest was politically motivated and claimed that France was committed to free speech. French President Emmanuel Macron denies the arrest of Pavel Durov was politically motivated. Source: Emmanuel Macron In a subsequent press conference, Macron also denied inviting Durov to France amid a torrent of backlash from the crypto community and free speech advocates. Chris Pavlovski, the CEO of the free-speech video platform Rumble, announced that he safely departed Europe shortly following the detention of Pavel Durov. In an Aug. 25 X post , the CEO said that the French government threatened Rumble and condemned state authorities for the crackdown on free speech. Magazine: Did Telegram’s Pavel Durov commit a crime? Crypto lawyers weigh in

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