帕維爾·杜羅夫（Pavel Durov

據他暗示的西歐政府杜羅夫（Durov

A European Union (EU) country attempted to pressure Telegram founder Pavel Durov into censoring political content ahead of the May 18 presidential elections in Romania but was flatly refused, according to a report by CC XV.

根據CC XV的一份報告，一個歐盟（EU）國家試圖向電報創始人帕維爾·杜羅夫（Pavel Durov）施加壓力，以審查政治內容。

According to Durov, a Western European government, which he hinted at with a baguette emoji, approached the platform and requested that it censor conservative voices.

據西歐政府杜羅夫（Durov）表示，他用法式長棍麵包表情符號暗示了該平台，並要求審查保守派的聲音。

The Telegram founder is an ardent defender of free speech, who is highly regarded in the crypto community for his stances on freedom of expression, autonomy, privacy, and individual liberty.

電報的創始人是言論自由的熱心捍衛者，他在加密社區中高度評價，因為他在言論自由，自主權，隱私和個人自由方面的立場。

"Today is the day of the second round of presidential elections in Romania, a European country where we were approached by the government to censor conservative voices ahead of the elections. 🥖

“今天是羅馬尼亞第二輪總統大選的日子，羅馬尼亞是一個歐洲國家，政府在選舉之前與我們接觸了保守派的聲音。

"They asked us to block several Telegram channels and groups that supported the candidates they didn't prefer. We refused, of course. Telegram will never engage in political activity or interfere in elections in any way.

“他們要求我們阻止幾個支持他們不喜歡的候選人的電報頻道和團體。當然，我們拒絕了。電報永遠不會以任何方式從事政治活動或乾預選舉。

"Our mission is to provide a service that connects people and empowers them to express themselves freely, and we will continue to do so without bias or partiality."

“我們的使命是提供一項連接人並賦予他們自由表達自己的服務，我們將繼續這樣做，而不會偏見或偏見。”

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Durov thrust into the spotlight following arrest in France

在法國被捕後，杜羅夫推向聚光燈

Durov was arrested in France and sparked widespread condemnation from the crypto community and free speech advocates worldwide, who accused the French government of orchestrating a politically-motivated arrest.

杜羅夫（Durov）在法國被捕，引發了加密貨幣社區的廣泛譴責，言論自由倡導全球，後者指責法國政府策劃了政治動機的逮捕。

French President Emmanuel Macron denied the arrest was political while claiming the French government was "committed to freedom of expression and communication," in an August 26 X post.

法國總統伊曼紐爾·馬克龍（Emmanuel Macron）在8月26日x帖子中聲稱法國政府“致力於言論自由和交流”。

"You can't keep founders personally liable, and charge them up to 20 years, for not moderating speech, and at the same time claim you are deeply committed to freedom of expression," Helius Labs CEO Mert Mumtaz wrote in response to Macron.

Helius Labs首席執行官Mert Mumtaz在回應Macron時寫道：“您不能讓創始人承擔個人責任，並為他們收取長達20年的費用，因為不主持演講，同時聲稱您非常致力於表達自由。”

Shortly after Durov's arrest, Chris Pavlovski, the CEO of Rumble — a free speech online video platform — announced that he safely departed the European Union after France threatened the company.

杜羅夫被捕後不久，言論自由在線視頻平台Rumble的首席執行官克里斯·帕夫洛夫斯基（Chris Pavlovski）宣布，在法國威脅該公司後，他安全離開了歐盟。

The CEO also criticized the French government for the arrest of the Telegram co-founder, characterizing it as an attempt to pressure him into censoring speech on the platform.

首席執行官還批評了法國政府被捕的聯合創始人，將其描述為試圖向他施加壓力在平台上審查演講。

Durov maintains that Telegram complies with lawful information requests made by law enforcement officials and said that the company has a legal representative in France who handles such requests.

杜羅夫（Durov）堅持認為，電報符合執法人員提出的合法信息請求，並表示該公司在法國有合法代表，負責處理此類請求。

The Telegram co-founder also criticized the French government for bypassing the legal representative and choosing to issue an arrest warrant instead.

Telegram聯合創始人還批評法國政府繞過法律代表並選擇簽發逮捕令。