内容摘要："They've already been replacing locals with their people. But people here are still hopeful, we will continue our resistance, we'll just have to be more creative".

"They've already been replacing locals with their people. But people here are still hopeful, we will continue our resistance, we'll just have to be more creative".

Critics had branded the platformbecause of what they said was the amount of criminal activity being discussed on the platform.

However, Mr Durov has denied failing to cooperate with law enforcement over drug trafficking, child sexual abuse content and fraud.The platform has also rejected accusations that its moderation policies are not sufficiently robust.Mr Musk has an incredibly broad range of tech interests, ranging from brain implant start-up Neuralink to his rocket manufacturing firm, SpaceX.

He also has a prominent role in the administration of US President Donald Trump, and campaigned heavily to get him elected - something that analysts say is contributing toat his best known firm, electric car maker Tesla.

The world's richest man has also invested heavily in AI.

He was a co-founder of the world's best known AI firm, OpenAI, the company which makes ChatGPT.Musk, who had clashed in private with some Trump cabinet-level officials, initially pledged to cut "at least $2 trillion" from the federal government budget, before halving this target, then reducing it to $150bn.

An estimated 260,000 out of the 2.3 million-strong federal civilian workforce have had their jobs cut or accepted redundancy deals as a result of Doge.In some cases, federal judges blocked the mass firings and ordered terminated employees to be reinstated.

The rapid-fire approach to cutting the federal workforce occasionally led to some workers mistakenly being let go, including staff at the US nuclear programme.Musk announced in late April that he would step back to run his companies again after becoming a lightning rod for criticism of Trump's efforts to shake up Washington.