An Intro by John R. Houk, Blog Editor
© October 11, 2025
Okay READERS, I Telegram. I do have a Telegram Channel called SlantRight 2.0 with a sad membership of 12 people as of this typing. Actually I do not begrudge the low membership because Telegram has been a great source Social Media news and videos for me over the time I’ve been on it. Just a warning though about Telegram: One has to read or watch with a discerning spirit or mind because not everyone is who they claim to be.
In saying that, I came across a brief post by Telegram Founder Pavel Durov posted on 10/9/25 that is a warning of Liberty-Lost and Freedom-Lost in relation to Internet usage.
Before I share Durov’s warning, it occurs to me, many have no idea who is.
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Pavel Durov (political caricature from COINTELEGRAPH)
I posted twice in August 2024 on some legal issues Durov was facing from France over extremist issues relating to Telegram – HERE & HERE.
Tucker Carlson posted an over an hour interview with Durov on June 2025 you might want to catch on RUMBLE.
On September 30, 2025 the Youtube Channel of Lex Fridman posted 4:34:09-Hours of time with Pavel Durov (which I have not yet viewed except the interesting intro). Lex Fridman has posted a transcript of that Youtube video if you think that might save some time by reading. The title: “Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature | Lex Fridman Podcast #482”.
Durov is a BILLIONAIRE so Forbes has info on him.
NDTV has reported on Durov’s warning but sources a X-Tweet rather than Telegram.
An English version of the Hindustan Times has a great summarized bio posted 7/20/25. I’ll excerpt down to the subheading “Who is Pavel Durov?”:
“According to the reports, Durov is often dubbed as ‘Russia’s Mark Zuckerberg’. He launched Telegram in 2013 as a response to increasing government censorship. The app now has over one billion monthly active users, as per Tech Crunch, and is known for its encrypted messaging and pro-privacy stance.
Based in Dubai, Durov reportedly holds dual citizenship in France and the United Arab Emirates, but Russian authorities still consider him a citizen. He left Russia in 2014 after refusing a Kremlin order to shut down opposition pages on the social media platform he co-founded before Telegram, VKontakte.
Pavel Durov studied at Saint Petersburg State University and graduated in 2006, as per his LinkedIn profile.
In an April 2025 interview with US host Tucker Carlson, Durov said he would ignore government requests that violated Telegram’s values. He had said Telegram won't comply with requests undermining free speech or user privacy.” …MORE TO READ
I hope this gives some context to the Durov Telegram warning I am cross posting below.
JRH 10/11/25
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Pavel Durov – Save the Free Internet
October 9, 2025
I’m turning 41, but I don’t feel like celebrating.
Our generation is running out of time to save the free Internet built for us by our fathers.
What was once the promise of the free exchange of information is being turned into the ultimate tool of control.
Once-free countries are introducing dystopian measures such as digital IDs (UK), online age checks (Australia), and mass scanning of private messages (EU).
Germany is persecuting anyone who dares to criticize officials on the Internet. The UK is imprisoning thousands for their tweets. France is criminally investigating tech leaders who defend freedom and privacy.
A dark, dystopian world is approaching fast — while we’re asleep. Our generation risks going down in history as the last one that had freedoms — and allowed them to be taken away.
We’ve been fed a lie.
We’ve been made to believe that the greatest fight of our generation is to destroy everything our forefathers left us: tradition, privacy, sovereignty, the free market, and free speech.
By betraying the legacy of our ancestors, we’ve set ourselves on a path toward self-destruction — moral, intellectual, economic, and ultimately biological.
So no, I’m not going to celebrate today. I’m running out of time. We are running out of time.
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