The Arrest of Pavel Durov, Encryption Explanations and Moderation Questions, Mark Zuckerberg’s Letter to Congress

The charges against Pavel Durov in France, the differences between encrypted messaging apps and Telegram, the philosophical questions underlying moderation scrutiny, and thoughts on Mark Zuckerberg's letter to the House Judiciary Committee this week. To email the show: email@sharptech.fm @SharpTechPodcast Channel — YouTube @Stratechery Channel — YouTube Post from Ethan Mollick — X: @emollick DALL-E, the Metaverse, and Zero Marginal Content — Stratechery Telegram CEO Durov faces preliminary charges in France of allowing crime on messaging app — Associated Press Telegram CEO Charged Over Alleged Criminal Use of App — Bloomberg The Multitudes of Social — Stratechery Why Facebook Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Buy tbh — Stratechery Google, Machine Learning, and CSAM; Takeaways and Tradeoffs; Apple’s CSAM Controversy — Stratechery Update Mark Zuckerberg's Letter to Jim Jordan — Meta Twitter, Responsibility, and Accountability — Stratechery Russia, Google and Apple; The App Firewall; Laptop Assumptions — Stratechery Update Get all episodes of Sharp Tech, Sharp China, Stratechery Updates and Interviews, Greatest of All Talk and the Dithering Podcast as part of Stratechery Plus for $15/month or $150/year.