Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, responded sharply to Russia's accusation of "facilitating terrorism" by posting an image featuring the Taliban on the social media platform X. He captioned the image with the words: "Don't get confused."
The image shows Durov's photo labeled "terrorist" alongside a photo of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov with Taliban Ambassador to Qatar Suhail Shaheen and other Taliban officials, labeled "respected partners." The image highlights Moscow's contradictory stance on defining terrorism.
Durov wrote that Russia labeled him a terrorist because he refused to comply with its demands for mass surveillance and censorship on Telegram. Russia is the only country that has officially recognized the Taliban government and maintains close ties with it.
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