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Pavel Durov’s lawyer says probe against Telegram boss is ‘absurd’

A lawyer for Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, who is the subject of an unprecedented investigation in France, said on Thursday it was “absurd” to hold the head of a social network responsible for any criminal activity carried out on the platform. The case against Durov, which highlights the government's uneasy relationship with major social media […]

French judges to decide on next step in Pavel Durov Telegram probe

A French investigating judge is due to decide later on Wednesday whether to formally investigate Pavel Durov, the Russian-born head of Telegram, who was arrested as part of a probe into organized crime on the messaging app. Durov's arrest after arriving at an airport near Paris on a private jet on Saturday evening has focused […]

With the election on the line, Big Tech faces a day of reckoning in Texas probe

The Texas Legislature has launched the largest investigation yet into election manipulation by big tech companies, and while it’s still in its early stages, the investigation could uncover more conclusive evidence of election interference by big tech companies as Americans prepare to go to the polls in November. In May I testified In Austin, he […]

FBI, Secret Service ‘dragging their feet’ on Trump assassination probe: Ron Johnson

Sen. Ron Johnson has accused the FBI and Secret Service of obstructing the Senate investigation into last month’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Senator Johnson (R-Wis.), who is participating in the bipartisan Senate investigation into the assassination attempt on President Trump, has alleged that the FBI and Secret Service are complicating the investigation […]

Florida lawmakers demand Biden admin probe after Cuban Communist Party leader migrates to US

Outraged Florida lawmakers have called on the Biden administration to investigate how a former Cuban Communist Party official who played a role in oppressing the Cuban people for decades was recently allowed to immigrate to the United States. Florida’s Republican congressional delegation expressed “deep disgust” over reports that Communist Party official Manuel Menendez Castellanos entered […]

US, China standoff over Olympic athlete drug testing prompts new House GOP probe

First appeared on FOX: A group of House Republicans is weighing in on the U.S.-China fight over an international body that would regulate athletes’ use of performance-enhancing drugs. “We, the undersigned Parliamentarians, are writing to express our serious concerns regarding recent developments surrounding the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and its handling of doping allegations,” the […]