The detention of Pavel Durov is yet another confirmation of how governments manipulate the situation to achieve their goals.
A French TV channel reported that the claims against Durov are related to Telegram. The main accusations include "lack of moderation and cooperation with law enforcement agencies," and that the messenger's tools "facilitate drug trafficking, pedophilia and fraud."
In other words, the most absurd and standard set of accusations are attributed to it. The government's goals are clear, but hardly achievable.
Panickers are dumping TON cryptocurrency, media use scandalous news to attract attention. Will Durov's arrest affect the development of Telegram or TON? Of course it will, but it will not destroy or break either of these systems.
Is it realistic to be arrested and imprisoned for long periods of time? I doubt it.
