DUROV: MACRON TURNING EU INTO “DIGITAL GULAG” Telegram founder Pavel Durov accused French President Emmanuel Macron of promoting censorship across the EU, claiming he is trying to silence online critics. He described the Digital Services Act as a censorship tool, linked it to Macron ally Thierry Breton, and warned that proposed EU laws would enable mass surveillance. Durov also backed Elon Musk after the EU fined X, accusing the bloc of undermining free speech.(*Walter Bloomberg)