{"id":2338014,"date":"2024-09-06T15:51:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T19:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-media-ceo-fires-back-after-arrest-no-innovator-will-ever-build-new-tools\/"},"modified":"2024-09-06T15:56:49","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T19:56:49","slug":"social-media-ceo-fires-back-after-arrest-no-innovator-will-ever-build-new-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-media-ceo-fires-back-after-arrest-no-innovator-will-ever-build-new-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media CEO Fires Back After Arrest: &#8216;No Innovator Will Ever Build New Tools&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsocial-media-ceo-fires-back-after-arrest-no-innovator-will-ever-build-new-tools%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2338014&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Pavel\u2064 Durov, the founder and\u2064 CEO of \u200cthe messaging app\u200c that has \u2064come under scrutiny, has made a public statement addressing allegations\u2064 from French\u2062 authorities\u200d that the platform has been used for criminal activities, \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/world-economic-wants-a-global-framework-to-regulate-online-harm-following-u-s-capitol-terrorism\/\" title=\"World Economic Wants A \u2018Global Framework\u2019 To \u2018Regulate\u2019 Online Harm Following U.S. Capitol \u2018Terrorism\u2019\">including child exploitation<\/a> and drug trafficking. Durov criticized the legal approach taken against \u200dhim, arguing that it is \u2063inappropriate to hold a \u200bCEO responsible for the misuse of\u200b a technology \u200ddeveloped for\u200d public\u200d use. He emphasized that addressing \u2064criminal behavior on his platform \u2064is \u200da personal priority and that internal improvements\u200d are already underway.<\/p>\n<p>After \u200bbeing questioned by\u200b French investigators and released on\u2063 bail, Durov expressed frustration over the allegations, suggesting\u2064 that the authorities had failed to utilize existing communication\u200c channels to address their concerns.\u200b He stated that the messaging service has mechanisms in place to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brazilian-supreme-court-takes-on-elon-musk-and-x-in-social-media-crackdown\/\" title=\"Brazil&#039;s Highest Court Challenges Elon Musk and X in Social Media Clampdown\">report illegal content<\/a> and that\u200b an official representative exists \u200dfor EU-related\u200d inquiries.<\/p>\n<p>Durov\u2063 raised \u2063concerns that such legal \u2064actions could discourage innovation, warning that potential creators might avoid building\u2063 useful tools if \u2063they \u200bfear \u2063being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-calls-2-7-billion-smartmatic-lawsuit-attack-on-first-amendment-moves-to-dismiss\/\" title=\"Fox News Calls .7 Billion Smartmatic Lawsuit Attack On First Amendment, Moves To Dismiss\">held liable<\/a> for their misuse. he stated that he would provide updates on \u2063progress to improve safety on the \u2064platform\u200c soon.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>  founder and CEO Pavel Durov promised to step up efforts to fight criminality on the messaging app, his first public comments since French authorities handed him preliminary charges for allegedly allowing the platform&rsquo;s use for criminal activity.<\/p>\n<p>In a  post late Thursday, Durov defended himself against the French judicial investigation, suggesting that he should not have been targeted personally.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Using laws from the pre-smartphone era to charge a CEO with crimes committed by third parties on the platform he manages is a misguided approach,&rdquo; the post said. &ldquo;Building technology is hard enough as it is. No innovator will ever build new tools if they know they can be personally held responsible for potential abuse of those tools.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While insisting that  is not &ldquo;some sort of anarchic paradise,&rdquo; Durov said surging numbers of  users &ldquo;caused growing pains that made it easier for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/da-defies-county-dems-sends-epic-message-criminals-burglar-dropped-armed-store-manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criminals<\/a> to abuse our platform.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s why I made it my personal goal to ensure we significantly improve things in this regard. We&rsquo;ve already started that process internally, and I will  more details on our progress with you very soon,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>French investigators detained Durov at Le Bourget airport outside Paris in late August and questioned him for four days as part of a sweeping probe opened earlier this year. Released on 5 million euros bail, Durov has to report to a police station twice a week. Russia-born, he has amassed multiple citizenships, including French.<\/p>\n<p>French <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bomb-threats-dnc-alarming-allegations-surround-democrats-convention-situation-heats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">allegations<\/a> against Durov include that  is used for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-minor-sues-twitter-over-sex-trafficking-on-social-media-site\/\" title=\"Second Minor Sues Twitter Over Sex Trafficking On Social Media Site\">child sexual abuse material<\/a> and drug trafficking, and that the platform refused to  information or documents with investigators when required by law.<\/p>\n<p>In his post, Durov said that while in police detention, &ldquo;I was told I may be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twice-failed-candidate-beto-orourke-considering-run-for-texas-governor\/\" title=\"Twice-Failed Candidate Beto O\u2019Rourke Considering Run For Texas Governor\">personally responsible<\/a> for other people&rsquo;s illegal use of , because the French authorities didn&rsquo;t receive responses from .&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This was surprising for several reasons,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>He said  has an official representative in the European Union who replies to EU requests, with a public  address.<\/p>\n<p>&rsquo;s website informs users that they can contact the app through a bot and includes a link to report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/report-early-voting-locations-north-carolina-illegally-favor-1-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegal content.<\/a> It also includes an  address and phone number for &ldquo;competent authorities of the EU and EU members&rdquo; to use. &ldquo;If you are not a competent EU or EU member authority, your request will not be processed,&rdquo; it says.<\/p>\n<p>In his post, Durov said &ldquo;French authorities had numerous ways to reach me to request assistance.&rdquo; He said he also had previously worked with them to &ldquo;establish a hotline with  to deal with the threat of terrorism in France.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If a country is unhappy with an internet service, the established practice is to start a legal action against the service itself,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In a post shared late Thursday, Durov defended himself regarding the French investigation, arguing that he should not be personally implicated. He stated, &#8220;Charging a CEO with crimes committed by third parties on their platform using outdated laws is an ill-conceived strategy.&#8221; He emphasized that developing technology is already challenging enough and warned that no innovator would create new tools if they risked personal liability for potential misuse.<\/p>\n<p>While asserting that his app is not &#8220;an anarchic paradise,&#8221; Durov acknowledged that the rapid increase in users has led to challenges that have made it easier for criminals to exploit the platform. He expressed his commitment to significantly improving this situation and mentioned that internal efforts are already underway, promising to share updates soon.<\/p>\n<p>Durov was detained at Le Bourget airport near Paris in late August and questioned for four days as part of a broader investigation initiated earlier this year. After being released on bail set at 5 million euros, he must report to police twice weekly. Originally from Russia but holding multiple citizenships including French, Durov faces allegations related to child sexual abuse material and drug trafficking facilitated through his app. The accusations also include claims of non-compliance with legal requests from investigators.<\/p>\n<p>In his post, Durov recounted how during police detention he was informed he might be held personally accountable for others&#8217; illegal use of the app due to perceived lack of cooperation from it with French authorities. He found this surprising because there are established channels through which EU authorities can contact them directly regarding such matters.<\/p>\n<p>Durov pointed out that if a country has issues with an internet service provider, standard practice would involve legal action against the service itself rather than targeting individuals associated with it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2338015,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/b8c2c33222a2412bbec47569320d858a.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5175,3850,7297,32364],"class_list":["post-2338014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arrest","tag-ceo","tag-innovation","tag-social-media"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/b8c2c33222a2412bbec47569320d858a.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2338014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2338015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2338014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2338014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2338014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}