{"id":55158,"date":"2025-05-18T20:07:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T20:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/telegram-head-says-he-refused-request-to-silence-conservative-channels-in-romania"},"modified":"2025-05-18T20:58:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T20:58:37","slug":"telegram-head-says-he-refused-request-to-silence-conservative-channels-in-romania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/telegram-head-says-he-refused-request-to-silence-conservative-channels-in-romania","title":{"rendered":"Telegram head says he refused request to \u2018silence\u2019 conservative channels in Romania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov on Sunday said that he refused a request by a \u201cWestern European government\u201d to \u201csilence\u201d conservative channels in Romania, as the country undertakes a second round of presidential elections.<\/p>\n<p>Durov, in a statement on Telegram, did not specify which country had made the request, but said that he \u201cflatly refused\u201d it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTelegram will not restrict the freedoms of Romanian users or block their political channels. You can\u2019t \u2018defend democracy\u2019 by destroying democracy. You can\u2019t \u2018fight election interference\u2019 by interfering with elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou either have freedom of speech and fair elections \u2014 or you don\u2019t. And the Romanian people deserve both,\u201d Durov added.<\/p>\n<p>The Telegram CEO\u2019s remarks come as Romanians began casting votes in the second round of presidential elections in the country earlier today, following a first round on May 4 during which no candidate was able to secure a majority of votes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Mauritius<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov on Sunday said that he refused a request by a \u201cWestern European government\u201d to \u201csilence\u201d conservative channels in Romania, as the country undertakes a second round of presidential elections. 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