[RandomThoughts3]

> But it should only have been done after rules have been set and are clear to everyone.

Rules are and were always very clear. That's called the law. I don't understand why people here are acting like if there somehow was something surprising in Durov arrest.

> Like entrapment, this is action is about as low and debased as it gets.

There is no entrapment here. Entrapment is illegal in France. Durov was arrested as part of an investigation on Telegram practices. Law inforcement was not in anyway part of Telegarm not respecting the law.

> The French Government could have banned Telegram across French territories

The issue is not about Telegram as an application which is and remains perfectly legal. The issue is with Telegram as a company which is not helping in criminal investigations. Why should France ban a legal application?

[hilbert42]

It's simple really. If French Laws were clear Durov would NOT have gone to France. QED.

[ath3nd]

In this case, I believe he thought the law won't be enforced. His gamble didn't work out.

Putin visiting Mongolia when there is an ICC arrest warrant for him is the same type of gamble.