Telegram CEO Pavel Durov called out French media for attempting to discredit him, specifically accusing one of France’s oldest newspapers, Le Figaro, of xenophobia. He objected to their repeated use of the label “Le Russe” (“the Russian”) when referring to him in articles.

Journalists employed this tag while noting Durov’s support for Elon Musk and his company against the French judicial system. Durov argued this xenophobic framing deliberately highlights his Russian ties—despite his clarification that he doesn’t live in Russia and has no assets there—to portray him as an outsider opposing France’s internal actions. “Le Figaro newspaper emphasizes my ethnic origin at every turn, even though it’s irrelevant,” Durov stated.

source: kod

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