Глава видеохостинга Rumble покинул Европу из-за ареста Дурова

cryptonews.ruPubblicato 2023-10-26Pubblicato ultima volta 2024-08-26

Криптоиндустрия всколыхнулась после ареста Павла Дурова, генерального директора популярной в соцсети X мессенджера Telegram. Событие вызвало волну реакций, в том числе со стороны руководителей других технологических компаний.

Крис Павловски (Chris Pavlovski), основатель и генеральный директор популярного видеохостинга Rumble, заявил о своем срочном отъезде из Европы после ареста Дурова французскими властями. «Я только что благополучно покинул Европу», — написал Павловски в соцсети X 25 августа.

По словам Павловски, Франция «угрожала Rumble» и «перешла красную черту», арестовав главу Telegram. Он также отметил, что его компания ведет судебные разбирательства с французскими властями и надеется на скорейшее освобождение Дурова.

Конфликт между Rumble и французскими властями начался еще в ноябре 2022 года, когда платформа заблокировала доступ для французских пользователей. Причиной стало требование правительства Франции удалить «определенные российские новостные источники», что Rumble отказался выполнить, заявив о намерении оспорить это решение в суде.

Интересно, что в мае текущего года Павловски также сообщил о блокировке Rumble в России из-за отказа «соблюдать требования цензуры».

Павел Дуров, российский предприниматель с французским гражданством, был задержан в минувшую субботу, 24 августа в аэропорту Париж-Ле Бурже на основании ордера, выданного французской полицией. По данным СМИ, расследование связано с предполагаемым отказом Telegram сотрудничать с правоохранительными органами и недостаточной модерацией контента, связанного с различными преступлениями.

В ответ на арест представители Telegram выступили с заявлением, подчеркнув, что компания соблюдает законы Европейского союза, а ее система модерации «соответствует отраслевым стандартам и постоянно совершенствуется». В компании также отметили, что Дурову «нечего скрывать», и он часто путешествует по Европе.

Арест Дурова вызвал обеспокоенность в криптосообществе, где Telegram давно стал одним из основных каналов коммуникации. Многие видят в этом событии тревожный сигнал о возможном усилении контроля над цифровыми платформами.

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