帕维尔·杜罗夫（Pavel Durov

据他暗示的西欧政府杜罗夫（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.

根据CC XV的一份报告，一个欧盟（EU）国家试图向电报创始人帕维尔·杜罗夫（Pavel Durov）施加压力，以审查政治内容。

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.

据西欧政府杜罗夫（Durov）表示，他用法式长棍面包表情符号暗示了该平台，并要求审查保守派的声音。

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.

电报的创始人是言论自由的热心捍卫者，他在加密社区中高度评价，因为他在言论自由，自主权，隐私和个人自由方面的立场。

"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. 🥖

“今天是罗马尼亚第二轮总统大选的日子，罗马尼亚是一个欧洲国家，政府在选举之前与我们接触了保守派的声音。

"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.

“他们要求我们阻止几个支持他们不喜欢的候选人的电报频道和团体。当然，我们拒绝了。电报永远不会以任何方式从事政治活动或干预选举。

"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."

“我们的使命是提供一项连接人并赋予他们自由表达自己的服务，我们将继续这样做，而不会偏见或偏见。”

Related: Telegram founder says he’d rather quit than comply with illegal requests

相关：Telegram创始人说他宁愿退出，也不愿遵守非法请求

Durov thrust into the spotlight following arrest in France

在法国被捕后，杜罗夫推向聚光灯

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.

杜罗夫（Durov）在法国被捕，引发了加密货币社区的广泛谴责，言论自由倡导全球，后者指责法国政府策划了政治动机的逮捕。

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.

法国总统伊曼纽尔·马克龙（Emmanuel Macron）在8月26日x帖子中声称法国政府“致力于言论自由和交流”。

"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首席执行官Mert Mumtaz在回应Macron时写道：“您不能让创始人承担个人责任，并为他们收取长达20年的费用，因为不主持演讲，同时声称您非常致力于表达自由。”

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.

杜罗夫被捕后不久，言论自由在线视频平台Rumble的首席执行官克里斯·帕夫洛夫斯基（Chris Pavlovski）宣布，在法国威胁该公司后，他安全离开了欧盟。

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.

首席执行官还批评了法国政府被捕的联合创始人，将其描述为试图向他施加压力在平台上审查演讲。

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.

杜罗夫（Durov）坚持认为，电报符合执法人员提出的合法信息请求，并表示该公司在法国有合法代表，负责处理此类请求。

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

Telegram联合创始人还批评法国政府绕过法律代表并选择签发逮捕令。