Telegram CEO Slams France for ‘Criminally Persecuting’ Social Networks
Following police raids on the Paris offices of social media platform X, Durov wrote on X: "Don’t be mistaken: this is not a free country."
He has previously accused the French government of attempting to silence online criticism, alleging that President Emmanuel Macron seeks to turn the European Union into a "digital Gulag." Durov also claimed that Macron believes Europeans are "completely wrong to use social networks for information" and should instead rely on journalists and established media outlets.
French cybercrime police conducted the raids on X offices on Tuesday. Officials said the operation relates to an investigation into content recommended by the platform’s algorithm and its controversial AI chatbot, Grok.
The expanded investigation reportedly examines allegations of complicity in distributing pornographic images of minors and spreading Holocaust denial content through the AI system.
Durov remains under judicial supervision in France following his 2024 arrest, although his travel ban was reportedly lifted in November 2025.
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