Question: Some people were surprised by what happened. We have not seen this anywhere in the world. What prompted you to go on the offensive against Telegram and its owner?
Prosecutor: This case is ultimately quite indicative of the actions taken by the cybercrime department of the Paris prosecutor’s office. We’re talking about Telegram, but I can remind you that this department is also interested in the Coco sites, as well as the encrypted Sky ECC messenger.
Question: That essentially no one is protected now. If illegal content appeared on Twitter tomorrow, which is now called X, and if Elon Musk came to France, could you detain him?
Prosecutor: We were interested in the Telegram platform because the cybercrime department was notified that the platform was receiving a number of requests to identify cybercriminals, especially those involved in child pornography, but did not respond to these requests. They didn’t react. Therefore, this platform came to the attention of the department and hence these investigations were initiated.
Question: Pavel Durov must report to the police station twice a week. Does the owner of Telegram comply with the conditions of judicial control?
Prosecutor: He is fully cooperating with justice.
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