Telegram CEO Pavel Durov

by Vojtech: EU

Imagine being the CEO of Telegram. You build the platform from nothing, and now it serves 900 million users with end-to-end encryption by default and a strong commitment to privacy. The company is valued at $30 billion. Governments keep demanding backdoors, but you refuse every time. Meanwhile, the UK arrests people for social media posts, and the EU wants users to provide passport ID to access social platforms. The contrast is stark.