• essteeyou@lemmy.world
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    25 days ago

    So, wading in here with a gut reaction and no nuance, he’s charged with all these crimes because the platform he runs has them being organized between its users?

    Who do we arrest if a crime is organized via phone call on T-Mobile’s network, or via mail?

    Is it a case of cooperation, where Telegram is completely refusing to help, or is it just a case of “encryption bad, privacy bad” from the French government?

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      25 days ago

      Who do we arrest if a crime is organized via phone call on T-Mobile’s network

      I guarantee you, T-Mobile does not hesitate to hand over any and all data they have to the government. And they don’t encrypt shit, as evidenced by their many many data breaches.

      or via mail?

      The postal service is from a different era, and has legal protections I wish online equivalents had. Logically they should. Realistically they probably never will.

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      25 days ago

      A service provider is not responsible for the content people publish on their service. But if they knowingly allow criminals to publish and refuse to cooperate with courts and police, they become responsible.

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      25 days ago

      I don’t know anything about this but when USA calls someone a terrorist, it’s always about money or power in some form.

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      25 days ago

      Is it a case of cooperation, where Telegram is completely refusing to help, or is it just a case of “encryption bad, privacy bad” from the French government?

      On the same disclaimer, I’m betting on the latter.