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		cynicalpeace on Aug 26, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Snowden: The arrest of Durov is an assault on the ... Signal being unable to provide information to a subpoena is very different than arresting its CEO. The comparison was only made to justify arresting Telegram's CEO. Which, yes, is authoritarian.

JumpCrisscross on Aug 26, 2024 [–]

> Signal being unable to provide information to a subpoena is very different than arresting its CEO

If Signal had blown off the court completely, yes, that would have resulted in arrest warrants. That's at least what France alleges Durov did in the warrant.

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