Mike Masnick
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Founder and editor of Techdirt, writing since 1997 on internet policy, intermediary liability and free expression online. Co-hosts the content moderation…
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Updated 2026-11-02 -
7 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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Hosting other people's criminal behaviour should not by itself expose a platform's executive to criminal charges. (opens korrents.com)
“But, hosting bad behavior alone shouldn’t lead to criminal charges. Even ignoring law enforcement demands seems like it should lead to civil penalties before reaching criminal charges.”
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A platform's failure to moderate or to cooperate belongs in a civil proceeding against the company before it becomes a criminal case against its founder. (opens korrents.com)
“On top of that, leaping to criminal charges against an exec over civil penalties for a company… seems strange.”
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Whether the prosecution of Pavel Durov is an attack on free speech cannot be judged until the actual charges are known. (opens korrents.com)
“Without the details, though, it’s really difficult to know if this is an attack on free speech, or legitimate charges over actual criminal behavior.”
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Hosting other people's criminal behaviour should not by itself expose a platform's executive to criminal charges. (opens korrents.com)