Arrest of Pavel Durov is a disturbing attack on free speech and a threat not just to Telegram but to any online platform.

Governments should not engage in censorship. This is a blatant and deeply troubling overreach of power.

I deleted the new discussion group for now, while I try to resolve why my account is limited. Sorry for the troubles ❤️

Thanks for your feedback. We'll keep the channel in English but might sometimes provide translation in Russian. The reason for this is we will be publishing Russian language content more and more.

Kрасота спасет мир
Beauty will save the world
- Dostoevsky

I will sometimes post in both Russian and English, given that half of you speak Russian.

I had to return to US from the Middle East to collect my thoughts for a few weeks before possibly heading off to Eastern Europe for a few more tough conversations.

I didn't anticipate how challenging all this would be psychologically, but I'm working hard (reading, learning, thinking) and keeping my head up. Life is beautiful.

I traveled to the West Bank and spoke with many Palestinians there from all walks of life. There was anger but there was hope. Most conversation were offline, but some were on camera. I'll publish those soon.