"Durov flew to Paris to meet Macron": truth or fake?
"Durov arrived in France to meet Macron"
Friends, journalists have put forward a new version of Durov's arrival in Paris.
The Telegram founder allegedly wanted to meet with President Macron.
The Ukrainian "Komsomolskaya Pravda" writes about this - with a link to a tweet from the French publication Le Canard enchaîné:
"Moskovsky Komsomolets" also writes about this - with a link to the same publication:
The Estonian website ERR.ee also wrote about this, but later edited the news.
Well, let's figure out what this "chained duck" is and what the author wanted to say...
Le Canard enchaîné: French satirical magazine
Here is a screenshot of a tweet from Le Canard enchaîné, which presents this version of events.
It is this tweet that mk.ru, kp.ua and some other Russian-language publications.
Here is the translation into English:
Pavel Durov, the head of Telegram, told the police who detained him when he got off the plane that he was having dinner with Macron. The Elysee Palace officially denied this. "That evening, the president was in Le Touquet," a palace adviser clarified to Canard.
As you can see, both the version of events itself and the subsequent "denial" exist only within the framework of the text from Le Canard enchaîné.
Let's go to the "duck" on the site - open lecanardenchaine.fr.
In my opinion, a quick glance at the main page and a minimal knowledge of French is enough to understand that this is the French equivalent of the Panorama news agency.
I am sure that most of my readers will understand what journal satirique is without a dictionary.
To be fair, it is not only KP and MK that quote news from The Chained Duck.
In July 2024, Le Monde, Le Figaro, Europe 1 and Liberation referred to the "duck": a group of supporters of the ultra-left Young Guard attacked a 15-year-old boy of "Jewish appearance" in the Paris metro, suspecting him of "Zionism".
"Macron in Touquet" - what does it mean?
Why does the "duck" tweet end with a phrase about Macron in Touquet?
This is most likely a subtle trolling of the French president, his lifestyle and relationship with his wife Brigitte.
Touquet - or more precisely, Le Touquet-Paris-Plage - is the most elegant seaside resort in northern France, home to many fashionable hotels and a place of rest for wealthy Parisians.
It is in Le Touquet that Brigitte Macron's country house, the villa Monejean, is located.
Macron suggested Durov move Telegram's headquarters to France?
Yes, apparently, Macron really did try to convince Durov to move his business to France in 2018. At least, this is what several Russian and international media outlets are writing about, citing the WSJ (which, in turn, cited its own sources).
The gist of the news is this.
In 2018, French President Emmanuel Macron attempted to convince Telegram founder Pavel Durov to move his company's headquarters to Paris. According to The Wall Street Journal, citing its sources, during a lunch with Durov, Macron also offered him French citizenship as part of a discussion of the company's relocation terms.
However, despite the tempting offer, Durov rejected Macron's initiative. The reasons for the refusal were not disclosed in the article, but this event sheds light on France's interest in the tech sector and its desire to attract key players to its territory.
Interestingly, a year before this meeting, French intelligence services conducted a joint operation with their UAE counterparts codenamed "Purple Music." During the operation, Durov's iPhone was hacked. The action was prompted by concerns among French authorities that the Islamic State terrorist group was using Telegram to recruit fighters and coordinate attacks.
The episode highlights the complex relationship between tech companies and governments, particularly when it comes to security and counterterrorism. Operation Purple Music demonstrates how far intelligence agencies will go to prevent potential threats, even if it involves interfering in the private lives of the heads of major companies.
Here are the top Google news stories on the topic:
It is worth noting, however, that not a single reputable media outlet in France itself came out with such a headline:
Macron actively uses Telegram?
At least, this is what major Russian media wrote with reference to Politico.eu:
This news was picked up by the Azerbaijani website Report.az. (Apparently, Baku regrets letting Pasha go to Paris.)
Politico, in turn, claims that "Macron has been an active Telegram user since the first days of his first presidential campaign. Almost a decade later, the app is still widely used by officials and members of the French government.".
Citing an anonymous source in the presidential administration of France, of course.
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