Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Sunday came out in support of Telegram Founder Pavel Durov, saying Mark Zuckerberg should instead be arrested for “massive child exploitation” problem on his Meta-owned Instagram.The billionaire reacted after Russian-born Pavel Durov, founder and owner of the popular encrypted messaging app Telegram, was arrested in France over numerous charges related to his platform, and faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
Musk said that Meta Founder March Zuckerberg has āalready caved into censorship pressureā.
āInstagram has a massive child exploitation problem, but no arrest for Zuck, as he censors free speech and gives governments backdoor access to user data,ā the X owner posted.
He further said that āItās 2030 in Europe and youāre being executed for liking a memeā.
āIt is vital to the support of free speech that you forward X posts to people you know, especially in censorship-heavy countries,ā the tech billionaire mentioned.
In February this year, Zuckerberg apologised to the families of victims of online child sex abuse during a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill.
The billionaire entrepreneur told parents that “Iām sorry for everything you have all been through. No one should go through the things that your families have sufferedā.