The founder of Telegram has been arrested! The #FreePavel movement has sparked interest in the meme coin REDO
The encrypted hometown has been stolen again, and the last uncooperative billionaire CZ is about to be released from prison. The operation to save Durov is underway.The free and romantic France is dead! The white terror and political alignment will continue to gnaw at the French people's freedom of speech and capital contracts.
The Paris Olympics, which started with LGBT themes, is forcibly "educating" the French and the world about the manipulation of political human rights. As the main battlefield of the European Renaissance, the French people can accept the freedom of human rights; human desires and subjective initiative cannot be suppressed and arranged. The Renaissance transformed from feudal terror to human-centered humanism, but the France of capital freedom and the spirit of contracts has now lost its character and principles, only obeying the commands of great power politics and long-arm jurisdiction.
On the evening of August 24 at 8 PM, Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram, was arrested just after getting off a private plane at Bourget Airport in the suburbs of Paris.
He faces multiple charges, including terrorism, drug trafficking, fraud, money laundering, and child abuse. French media reported that Durov, who holds dual citizenship in France and Russia, could face up to 20 years in prison. His arrest was due to Telegram's lack of content moderation and his failure to cooperate with French law enforcement. These charges stem from a search warrant issued by the French National Judicial Police.
According to Yekaterina Mizulina, head of the Russian Safe Internet League, Pavel Durov's arrest was at the request of the United States, aimed at cracking down on the circulation of the super currency Toncoin (TON) on Telegram, continuing the previous sanctions policy of the U.S. SEC.
The familiar routine leads to the same outcome; the last billionaire caught up in terrorism, money laundering, and fraud was CZ Zhao Changpeng (by the way, CZ's four-month sentence is about to end, and he will be officially released on September 29). The capital accumulation and fundraising ability of BN, founded by CZ, have also attracted the covetous eyes of higher capital. The art of empty-handedly taking advantage of others is a family heirloom; after being fined $4.3 billion and losing his position as the leader of the martial arts world, he was still sentenced to four months in prison. Now, the king of encrypted chat, Durov, is likely to face the same fate. Because he is very disobedient and even dares to resist.
There is not much to say about Durov's growth and rise; those interested can look up information. However, the spirit that Durov has always pursued is freedom of speech and decentralization, which naturally aligns with the blockchain and crypto community, and he has a vast number of supporters in the Telegram encrypted chat software and TON community he founded. After Pavel Durov's arrest in France, many team members from the TON ecosystem spoke out:
Steve Yun, chairman of the TON Foundation, quoted Durov's remarks from a 2015 CNN interview: "For everyone, except for terrorists, it is impossible to make messaging technology secure. It is either secure or not secure," and "All these activities are used as an excuse to surveil citizens and suppress dissent." This can be regarded as the best commentary on Durov's current predicament.
TON Ventures officially stated, "Today, we see the necessity of freedom of speech and decentralization more than ever—these are the two causes advocated by @durov and the core essence of the TON spirit. We believe that the TON and TG communities will become stronger as a result. #FREEDUROV" This statement was also supported by a retweet from TON Ventures partner Inal Kardan.
#FreePavel has formed a consensus and resistance force on the internet, attracting support from various quarters, much like the righteous movement to rescue Assange. Elon Musk also sarcastically tweeted that by 2030, you might be executed in Europe for liking a meme, indicating that the West has returned to darkness. Brother Sun also offered a traditional bounty of 10 million for clues.
Amidst the overwhelming wave of rescue efforts, REDO has been raised high as a banner. Digital Resistance, initiated by members of the TON Foundation, aims to use technological means to uphold and defend personal freedom, privacy, and information security.
In this movement, the REDO MEME coin of the TON ecosystem has gained significant attention due to its symbolic meaning, seemingly becoming the spiritual totem of the movement.
Even the official X account of the TON chain has changed its profile picture to the REDO image. Its pinned post on X also mentions: suggesting the community change their profile pictures to the resistance dog.
The change of profile pictures began with the TON community account TON Society, which posted yesterday:
"Today, we stand with Telegram's creator Pavel Durov. To support Digital Resistance, we have updated the Toncoin logo and profile picture on the TON community channel to the global symbol of digital resistance—the resistance dog. Pavel Durov initiated this movement while fighting to maintain the privacy of Telegram users and protect freedom of speech."
This post, somewhat like a battle manifesto, also suggested participants change their profile pictures to the resistance dog.
It is expected that the future trend of REDO will likely be highly synchronized with the progress of the entire rescue operation. If there are still influential leaders and developers, and if the consensus community and community products can be continuously operated, the future looks promising.
