RT Pavel Durov (@durov)This trend in the EU is alarming. I've seen German requests to prosecute users for merely criticizing government officials. Calling a politician a 'pig' or 'lizard' is now treated as a crime. Telegram doesn't comply with such demands — we stand against political persecution. ...

Brazil’s foreign ministry asked the highest representative of the US government in Brasilia to explain an embassy statement echoing President Donald Trump’s claims that Jair Bolsonaro is facing political persecution https://t.co/YczJlNowj3 ...