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France uses tough, untested cybercrime law to target Telegram’s Durov

The so-called LOPMI law, enacted in January 2023, has placed France at the forefront of a group of nations taking a sterner stance on crime-ridden websites. But the law is so recent that prosecutors have yet to secure a conviction. With the law still untested in court, France's pioneering push to prosecute figures like Telegram boss Pavel Durov could backfire if its judges balk at penalising tech bosses for alleged criminality on their platforms.