By Jules Gomes, The Stream, August 27, 2024
Dr. Jules Gomes, (BA, BD, MTh, PhD), has a doctorate in biblical studies from the University of Cambridge. Currently a Vatican-accredited journalist based in Rome, he is the author of five books and several academic articles. Gomes lectured at Catholic and Protestant seminaries and universities and was canon theologian and artistic director at Liverpool Cathedral.
Anti-censorship campaigners warn of worldwide crackdown on government intrusion into private communications.
France’s arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov last Saturday has inflamed global concerns over government intrusion into the privacy of communication and freedom of speech.
Durov, whose encrypted messaging app boasts a billion users worldwide, was arrested at Le Bourget airport near Paris as part of an investigation involving the distribution of child sex abuse material, drug trafficking, and fraudulent transactions on the platform, French prosecutor Laure Beccuau said in a statement. …