The charges against Pavel Durov, the future of encryption, and secondaries are heating up | E1998

(0:00) Jason and Alex kick off the show
(2:10) Breaking news: Arrest of Pavel Durov, implications, and legal issues
(13:02) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://www.vanta.com/twist
(13:54) National security concerns and French president's statement on Durov's arrest
(20:02) U.S. stance on encryption and the encryption debate
(30:27) OpenPhone - Get 20% off your first six months at https://www.openphone.com/twist
(31:53) Global perspectives on encryption, privacy, and tech platform power
(38:41) Lemon.IO - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://lemon.io/twist
(40:02) U.S. law enforcement, encrypted services, and social media censorship
(55:50) Lightning round: G Squared raising $1.1B for its latest fund and IBM in China
(1:11:06) Audience questions

Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com

Check out the TWIST500: https://www.twist500.com

Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp

Mentioned on the show:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jean-michel-bernigaud-426a181a8/recent-activity/all
https://cointelegraph.com/news/telegram-issues-official-statement-on-pavel-durov-detention
https://x.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1828077245606342672
https://x.com/Jason/status/1827488958512820448
https://www.apple.com/customer-letter
https://www.ft.com/content/b7bac796-c194-442a-95c8-204425435309
https://www.secondariesinvestor.com/secondaries-fundraising-more-than-doubles-to-hit-all-time-high
https://www.wsj.com/business/ibm-shuts-china-r-d-operations-in-latest-retreat-by-u-s-companies-b37cd9a0?st=7d9jarhfpzsugmm&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXO3OsYCS0g&t=218s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWLjgs2CEyE

Follow Alex:
X: https://x.com/alex
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm

Follow Jason:
X: https://twitter.com/Jason
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis

Thank you to our partners:
(13:02) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://www.vanta.com/twist
(30:27) OpenPhone - Get 20% off your first six months at https://www.openphone.com/twist
(38:41) Lemon.IO - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist

All rights for the video shared and linked below belong to the original copyright holder, and we are using the footage under the principle of fair use.

Listen here:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-startups-audio/id315114957
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ULQ0ewYf5zmsDgBchlkr9
Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes315114957/this-week-in-startups-audio

More from us:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/twistartups
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups
Official site: https://thisweekinstartups.com

Subscribe to our YouTube to watch all full episodes:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkkhmBWfS7pILYIk0izkc3A?sub_confirmation=1

Subscribe to TWiST Clips for all the best moments:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS7tJlcUA6PzVHEMo-X7ddg?sub_confirmation=1

#startups #entrepreneurship #investing #angelinvesting #tech #news #business