A major shift occurred this summer. In the fight against illegal and criminal content, Brazil first struck a major blow (total ban of the X network on its soil for complicity in a plot against democracy through support for subversive actions), the decision of which was confirmed by the Supreme Court of Brasilia.

Then in Paris with the arrest of the boss of Telegram at the end of August, is a decisive step in this fight. This file provides your curiosity with six angles to understand.

The case is major: will the French justice system, armed with national and EU laws, led by the DSA, succeed in making this messaging service responsible for its content? Let’s first look at the true face of Telegram with Alexis Roussel. Then the tools of the authorities: foundations of European and French laws on the cooperation of networks with the authorities? Read the texts by Jean-Pierre Spitzer, Colette Bouckaert, and Benjamin Martin-Tardivat. Finally, how can we understand the Franco-Russian geopolitical tension generated by these legal proceedings launched against Pavel Durov? The eminent geo-political scientist Michel Foucher answers this question.