criticism from X owner Elon Musk who said that free speech in Europe was under attack.

I can’t think of anyone whose opinion I value less on this topic.

The encrypted application, with close to one billion users, is particularly influential in Russia, Ukraine and the republics of the former Soviet Union. It is ranked as one of the major social media platforms after Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok and WeChat.

Also the far-right in the USA.