US EditionTelegram's Durov Says Proposed Spanish Social Media Restrictions Seek to Censor Critics
Pavel Durov argues Spain’s proposed social media law risks mass data collection, censorship, and loss of anonymity despite government claims of protecting minors and enforcing the law.
- MADRID, Feb 4- Pavel Durov, Telegram founder, sent a mass message to users in Spain criticizing the package, claiming it would enable government control and data collection, echoing Elon Musk's criticism.
- Spain's package would criminalise harmful algorithmic amplification and require age and identity checks for under-16s, aiming to protect minors under EU Digital Services Act rules.
- Telegram, which has more than 700 million users, saw Durov's message circulated widely on Tuesday, prompting the prime minister's office to accuse him of exploiting his 'unrestricted control' of the app.
- The Spanish prime minister's office said officials insisted content removals would be court-ordered, and the measures will undergo legislative debate and legal review, prompting opposition calls for clarity.
- Seen in EU context, the plan aligns with broader platform regulation efforts, as digital rights groups warned of weakened encryption and Durov highlighted risks of biometric data collection.
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Madrid. Yesterday the president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, warned the “tecnooligarcas”, with whom he maintains a confrontation: the owners of X, Elon Musk, and Telegram, the Russian Pavel Durok, that “they will not break us, the voice of democracy will not be doubled”.
Durov (Telegram) Attacks Spain for Social Media Law. Sanchez Replies: "We Will Protect Our Children"
Spain is at open war with those who call representatives of the technocracy and retorts the accusations of Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram
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The Last RefugeTelegram Founder and CEO Pavel Durov Warns Users in Spain of Government Censorship and the Surveillance State
from The Conservative Treehouse: Telegram platform founder Pavel Durov is one of very few tech CEOs who is consistent in his efforts to protect information from the grip of government censorship. Today, Durov used his platform to warn Telegram users in Spain what is pending: [VIA Pavel Durov X Account] – Today, Telegram notified all […]
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