"Using laws from the pre-smartphone era to charge a CEO with crimes committed by third parties on the platform he manages is a misguided approach. Building technology is hard enough as it is. No innovator will ever build new tools if they know they can be personally held responsible for potential abuse of those tools."
"The actions of French prosecutors may herald an era in which national authorities clamp down on illicit or harmful actions enabled by internet platforms."
"Durov's arrest has ignited a debate on whether governments should have the power to curb illegal activity, including terrorism and organized crime, on encrypted messaging apps, and raised questions about the chilling effect that such prosecutions may have on free speech."
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