Telegram's Free Speech Stance: A Double-Edged Sword for Child Safety 🚨

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Summary:

  1. Free Speech and Criminal Exploitation
    Telegram’s commitment to free speech has also made it a hotspot for illegal activities, including the distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The app’s lax moderation and refusal to cooperate with law enforcement have drawn criticism.

  2. Encryption and Access
    Although Telegram offers encryption for one-to-one chats, many conversations remain unencrypted. This, combined with Telegram’s policy of not sharing data with authorities, contributes to its appeal for criminal groups and predators.

  3. Legal and Ethical Concerns
    Critics argue that Telegram’s approach enables the spread of CSAM, citing its unwillingness to report such material to organizations like the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and its general resistance to law enforcement collaboration.

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If you want a platform with free speech, you have to accept these downsides. That’s right, free speech is a double-edged sword. It’s for everybody or nobody. There was a request from the german police who demanded the detailed identity of a german citizen on gab app who wrote about a female politician and telling she is… fat. Luckily for him, gab doesn’t cooperate with foreign government, and follow American free speech law in America, so the request was declined.

Source : https://www.foxnews.com/media/germany-started-criminal-investigation-social-media-user-calling-female-politician-fat

You should also read the article below, which shows the double standard and hypocrisy of these so called western “human rights” groups who stayed silent about Durov’s arrest in France :

"Zakharova, who took to Telegram on Sunday, recalled how in 2018 a group of 28 NGOs, including Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Freedom House and Reporters Without Borders, condemned a Russian court decision to block Telegram in the country.

Those NGOs demanded that Moscow “stop creating obstacles to Telegram’s operations” at the time and guarantee the rights of users to publish and anonymously consume information online, she wrote.

They called upon the UN, the Council of Europe, the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe), the EU, the US and other governments to resist Russia’s move and protect the fundamental rights of freedom of expression and privacy, the spokeswoman recalled.

Zakharova reminded the NGOs that Moscow had legal issues with Telegram over the technical parameters of its encryption system, like many other countries. “Meanwhile, Durov remained free all this time, continuing to develop Telegram,” she stressed.

"What do you think, will they [the NGOs] appeal to Paris this time and demand Durov’s release, or will they swallow their tongues?” the spokeswoman asked her audience.

Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) were blocked by court order in Russia after the escalation of the conflict between Moscow and Kiev in February 2022, but Telegram remains operational in the country."

Source : https://www.rt.com/news/603041-durov-telegram-france-zakharova/