The arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov — and why you should care | Eli Pariser

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🗓️ 12 September 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Online democracy advocate Eli Pariser explains the details surrounding the August 2024 arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov by French authorities — and what it means for the future of tech oversight and free speech. (Recorded live on Wednesday, September 4, 2024)

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0:15.0	I'm your host, Elise Hugh.
0:17.0	Today, the latest episode of TED explains, where we take the biggest headlines of the moment
0:22.0	and offer clarity around what it all means.
0:24.4	Context on why it all matters.
0:26.7	In this live conversation recorded on September 4, 2024, online democracy advocate Eli Pariser explains the details surrounding the arrest of
0:35.7	telegram CEO Pavel Durov. Eli sits down with Ted's Whitney Pennington Rogers to discuss what it means for the future of
0:44.0	tech oversight, free speech, and more, all coming up after the break.
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1:04.0	Hello and thank you for tuning into TED explains where we take the biggest headlines of the moment and offer clarity around what it all means and context on why it matters especially for you. I'm Whitney
1:14.0	Pennington Rogers and I'm your host for today's conversation. Now a week a half
1:18.1	it ago, Pevel Her Dorov, the founder and CEO of Instant Messing
1:21.5	at Telegram, was arrested in France
1:23.3	as part of an investigation into moderation
1:25.4	of illegal activity on the platform.
1:27.7	The Rose arrest has raised questions around free speech,
1:30.2	tech regulation, and the role of government in all of this.
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