The charges against Pavel Durov in France, the differences between encrypted messaging apps and Telegram, the philosophical questions underlying moderation scrutiny, and thoughts on Mark Zuckerberg's letter to the House Judiciary Committee this week.

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Telegram CEO Charged Over Alleged Criminal Use of App — Bloomberg

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Mark Zuckerberg's Letter to Jim Jordan — Meta

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Russia, Google and Apple; The App Firewall; Laptop Assumptions — Stratechery Update

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Ep. 60: US election rapid reactions