Censored

The free speech debate is heating back up. 

Telegram founder Pavel Durov, dubbed the “Mark Zuckerberg of Russia,” was arrested in Paris Saturday. Telegram’s end-to-end encrypted messaging has a reputation for attracting people under restrictive governments… and criminals. French authorities arrested Durov amid an investigation into whether Telegram is failing to moderate illegal activity—including trafficking, terrorism, child pornography, and fraud—among its 1 billion users. 

Critics say Durov’s only “crime” is enabling free speech, but French President Macron said “freedoms are upheld within a legal framework.”

Meanwhile, the Mark Zuckerberg of the U.S., Mark Zuckerberg, penned a letter to the House Judiciary Committee saying Biden’s administration “repeatedly pressured” Meta to censor certain COVID-19-related content on its platforms. While the White House maintains that it encouraged actions “to protect public health and safety.”

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ABOVE ALL, LOVE
When free speech is in the headlines, it’s a good time to do a pulse check of how we’re using our own speech and influence. 

“Remind them to submit to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, to slander no one, to avoid fighting, and to be kind, always showing gentleness to all people. For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved by various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, detesting one another.”
Titus‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬-‭3‬ ‭CSB‬‬