Pavel Durov's birthday post warns of the accelerating approach of "digital totalitarianism"

Telegram founder Pavel Durov posted on his 41st birthday that he had "no intention of celebrating." He warned that the free internet is being increasingly controlled by various countries through measures such as digital identity verification, online age verification for minors, and private message scanning. He mentioned the relevant practices in the UK, Australia, the EU, Germany, and France. He said that the current generation may be "the last free generation" and called for digital resistance to safeguard privacy, speech, and market freedom.