In this talk, Telegram founder Pavel Durov and journalist Tucker Carlson discussed their experiences with censorship and free speech in the digital age.
Durov shared his story of refusing to censor political opponents in Russia and leaving the country as a result, while Carlson highlighted instances of collaboration between tech giants and governments to censor people.
They also discussed Telegram’s commitment to defending freedom of speech and assembly, as well as its approach to data privacy. The speakers also discussed the challenges of maintaining privacy in the digital age and Telegram’s stance on censorship and privacy in the UAE.
Editor’s Note: This is proof that censorship and surveillance are now mainstream, and people are now aware.
It is good news that people in the tech industry are starting to fight back, but we must not think that they are our heroes. We must do our part if we want to protect the freedom afforded to us by the free exchange of information [see Docs Offer Glimpse Into The Censorship Industrial Complex, Huge Victory Against Covid and Other Forms of Censorship, UN Promotes Censorship, Social Credit System in New Report, Facebook Insider: Censorship in Social Media is Real, Trusted News Initiative or Corrupted News Initiative? Mission: Systematic censorship of the world’s top public health experts].