Just saw Pavel Durov going pretty hard on the EU and UK regulatory approach to social media. The Telegram founder is basically calling out what he sees as governments using child protection as cover for broader censorship agendas.

Durov's point is interesting - he's arguing that authorities are pressuring platforms to remove content under the banner of protecting kids, but what's really happening is they're cracking down on dissenting voices. It's the classic tension between how governments want to control the narrative and what tech companies are willing to do.

What Pavel Durov is highlighting here isn't new, but it's getting louder. You've got governments in Europe and the UK tightening regulations, platforms caught in the middle, and this whole debate about where content moderation ends and censorship begins. It's messy.

The thing is, Pavel Durov and other platform founders are in a tough spot. They can't ignore regulations, but they also can't just become tools for government control. The EU and UK keep pushing harder, and you see founders like Durov pushing back. It's going to keep being a flashpoint.

Worth watching how this plays out, especially if more platforms start taking similar stances. The regulatory pressure isn't slowing down anytime soon.