ChainCatcher news: Edward Snowden, the whistleblower of the "Prism Gate", posted on social media: "The arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is a violation of basic human rights such as freedom of speech and the right to association. I am shocked and deeply saddened that Macron has fallen to the point of taking hostages to obtain private communications. This is not only a shame for France, but also a shame for the whole world."