He also mentioned Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel
BELGRADE, Serbia — French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday defended his decision to give special fast-track citizenship to Telegram messaging app CEO Pavel Durov , who is now under preliminary charges in France over alleged criminal activity on his popular platform.
Free-speech advocates, far-right figures and authoritarian governments around the world have spoken out in Durov’s defense and criticized French authorities over the case. Durov was freed on 5 million euro bail but barred from leaving France and ordered to report to a police station twice a week pending further investigation.
Durov’s lawyer David-Olivier Kaminski told French media, “it’s totally absurd to think that the person in charge of a social network could be implicated in criminal acts that don’t concern him, directly or indirectly.” Speaking at a news conference while on a visit to Serbia, Macron said France supports freedom of expression and the liberty of entrepreneurs. He said that approving Durov’s request for French nationality — like high-profile sports stars, performers and others who contribute to France’s wealth and learn French — was ‘’good for our country.’’
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