Pavel Durov’s Stark Warning on Internet Freedom – Governments, Brace Yourself!

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On the occasion of his birthday, Pavel Durov – the architect of Telegram – took to X with a scathing rebuke of governments. He lamented that the free exchange of information is being “turned into the ultimate tool of control,” adding with a flourish of dark foresight, “our generation risks going down in history as the last one that had freedoms.”

Australia, France, and the U.K. in Focus: Pavel Durov Warns of a Global Internet Crackdown

Pavel Durov remarked that on his 41st birthday, he felt no compelling reason to celebrate, expressing a grave certainty that “our generation is running out of time to save the free Internet built for us by our fathers.” What was once a haven for free expression is rapidly mutating into a puppet stage for governmental control.

In his post on X, Durov called out the restrictive measures imposed by various countries – from digital IDs in the U.K., to online age verification in Australia, to the surveillance of private conversations in the European Union. He painted a grim picture, accusing Europe of punishing dissenters, with Germany prosecuting critics, the U.K. incarcerating people for social media posts, and France targeting tech leaders who champion privacy.

He decried the rise of a “dark, dystopian world,” warning that today’s generation may become the last to experience true freedom-lulled into complacency by the deceitful illusion of liberty. “We’ve been made to believe that the greatest fight of our generation is to destroy everything our forefathers left us: tradition, privacy, sovereignty, the free market, and free speech.” Oh, how noble the cause… or not.

Durov sighed deeply at society’s drift away from the values cherished by earlier generations, cautioning that this betrayal is spiraling humanity into a decline of moral decay. “By betraying the legacy of our ancestors, we’ve set ourselves on a path toward self-destruction – moral, intellectual, economic, and ultimately biological,” he wrote, in a post worthy of a Greek tragedy, minus the theatrics.

Durov then added:

“So no, I’m not going to celebrate today. I’m running out of time. WE are running out of time.”

Despite his reputation as a mere tech mogul, Durov’s words reflect a profound ideological stance-an urgent rallying cry for those unwilling to stand idly by as freedom is swept away under the guise of progress. His message is not just one of frustration, but an explicit demand for awareness, urging the masses to open their eyes to the ever-encroaching dangers of censorship, conformity, and the deliberate erosion of liberty.

Far from a mere critique of governments, his post challenges the public: recognize what is being lost before it slips through your fingers, never to return. As his words resonated with millions, Durov’s birthday message morphed into a call to arms-an insistent demand for vigilance, courage, and an unwavering refusal to accept a future shaped by silence and submission.

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2025-10-10 15:39