More coffee vicar

What a twist that would be right

I highly doubt it - but never say never - anything is a possibility

Especially on this crazy sphere we live on

Now all that said

There is one niggling thing about this whole story

French authorities have not named the person in question who they arrested and wanted telegram to give data on.

Some might say "is this unnamed person real" and this is valid to ask - given the way some governments have been using "for the children" labels to try gain public opinion on "breaking encryption" last few years could this be French authorities approach to get access to telegram

¯\(°_o)/¯

If a platform owner who boasts about having a user base in the hundreds of millions is not even trying to stop indecent images being shared on that platform by using methods available then refuses, ignores, legit requests from authorities when asked to help then shame on them

And they deserve all they get

Again this is not "breaking encryption" issue this is not "freedom of expression" or "free speech" issue its a moral issue and accountability issue

Snowdon, Musk & Rumble CEO, who has fled Europe 🙄 now scared hell be next cause he's a fuckwit thinking this is about Authorities just trying to gain access to ALL users data, and rest of people screaming "free speech" are in fact sating "we don't care this is about a paedophile and actually helping authorities secure a conviction"

Telegram has created a kind of jurisdictional obstacle course for law enforcement that (it says) none of them have successfully navigated so far. From the FAQ again

Here's the thing telegram were asked by French authorities to help out after a man was arrested with fraud, sharing indecent images of underage children, drug related stuff and more during that investigation telegram was seen as the msg app of choice by that person - Authorities made a legit request CEO & telegram ignored it - that's not a free speech issue its about accountability

Snowden, said on X that Mr Durov's arrest was "an assault on the basic human rights of speech and association".

He added: "I am surprised and deeply saddened that [French President Emmanuel] Macron has descended to the level of taking hostages as a means for gaining access to private communications. It lowers not only France, but the world."

This is the type of people Telegram CEO is helping

https://counter.social/@ecksmc/113046691199779415

By not using the tools available telegram is helping these people get away with it - that's not free speech related and it sure ain't freedom of expression either like some are trying to argue

Nor have I seen anyone arrested for CSAM having used all of the following: [Potato Chat, Enigma, nandbox, Telegram, TOR, Mega NZ, and web-based generative AI tools/chatbots].

According to the government, Seth Herrera not only used all of these tools to store and download CSAM, but he also created his own

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ak/pr/jber-soldier-indicted-child-pornography-charges

A recent indictment

(PDF)

https://share.counter.social/s/1c708e

of an Alaska man stands out due to the sophisticated use of multiple encrypted communication tools, privacy-focused apps, and dark web technology.

"I've never seen anyone who, when arrested, had three Samsung Galaxy phones filled with 'tens of thousands of videos and images' depicting CSAM, all of it hidden behind a secrecy-focused, password-protected app called 'Calculator Photo Vault,'" writes Ars Technica's Nate Anderson

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Enjoy :)

@FreedomATX exactly

And for a platform with that many users its an essential thing to implement and more important its morally the right thing to do - won't stop the problem sadly but by not implementing it its leading to more of they images being shared and the people sharing them know they are safe to do so

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@SatuUnelmia yup indeed 👍

I'm gonna start it once my dinner is ready

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"By not being an active part of IWF or NCMEC, Telegram is not able to proactively find, remove or block confirmed CSAM which is categorised and added to lists compiled by the charities

Telegram is also not a part of the TakeItDown programme that works to remove so-called revenge porn"

https://takeitdown.ncmec.org/

https://counter.social/@ecksmc/111838127111236633

Report Remove is another service (UK)

https://counter.social/@ecksmc/111838041648256766

Yeah this guy only has himself to blame IMO letting your platform be a wild west these days doesn't cut it - especially when it comes down to helping scum share images of kids - something the "free speech" fuckwits don't mention when defending this guy the same fuckwits who scream about "saving the children" as well

Go figure huh....

Telegram repeatedly refuses to join child protection schemes - The app is not a member of either the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) or the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) - both of which work with most online platforms to find, report and remove such material.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy54905nv0go

Update: #Telegram

Telegram boss and founder Pavel Durov has been placed under formal investigation in France as part of a probe into organised crime on the messaging app, Paris prosecutors say. - The Russian-born billionaire, who is also a French national, also has to show up at a French police station twice a week and is not allowed to leave French territory.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c985ppy0znyo

The court heard how it later emerged that the website – only accessible via the dark web – was a front for a lucrative scam.

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