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The Pavel Durov Arrest
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diff --git a/wiki/storylines/pavel-durov-arrest.md b/wiki/storylines/pavel-durov-arrest.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bb2cb7bb @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +--- +title: The Pavel Durov Arrest +type: storyline +status: seeded +kind: event-series +span: 2024-08 to 2024-08 +related: + - censorship-dystopia + - samourai-wallet-saga +sources: + - breadth sweep of episode descriptions + news headlines (scripts/data/storylines.json) +--- + +> *Henry's note: mapped from the full sweep of the record. Beat-by-beat detail lands as Henry replays each source in order.* + +France's arrest of the Telegram CEO covered as a three-part farce: Macron pledges a return to Vichy governance, Durov is charged with refusing to consent to buggery with the French state, and French cypherpunks raise the white flag in surrender. + +**Who's in it:** [[characters/pavel-durov|Pavel Durov]] · Emmanuel Macron · French cypherpunks + +**Related:** [[storylines/censorship-dystopia]] · [[storylines/samourai-wallet-saga]] + +## All known sources + +*Compiled by Henry's breadth sweep of every episode description and headline; the deep replay expands each beat.* + +### Bugle News (3) + +- [[news/vichy-france|Macron Pledges to Return France to the Glory Days of Vichy Governance]] — 2024-08-25 +- [[news/telegram-ceo-charged-with-not-consenting-to-buggery-with-french-government|Telegram CEO Charged With Not Consenting To Buggery With French Government]] — 2024-08-26 +- [[news/french-cypherpunks-raise-white-flag-after-telegram-ceos-arrest|French Cypherpunks Raise White Flag After Telegram CEO's Arrest]] — 2024-08-27 +