Durov criticizes social media ban

Pavel Durov, the founder of the Telegram messaging app, strongly spoke out in defense of teenagers' right to use social media. According to him, initiatives to ban social networks for minors are often driven by politicians with low approval ratings. He named France, the United Kingdom, and Spain as countries where such measures are actively promoted, citing negative sentiment statistics in polls: 77% for Macron, 75% for Kanava Strmer, and 70% for Pedro Sanchez. Durov believes these figures indicate that strict legislative initiatives are motivated by elite interests rather than children's welfare. The post was part of the 'Full Europe' section.

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Recently, restrictions on minors' access to social media have been discussed in various countries.