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Signal offers workarounds for Iranian users blocked from using the app
Iran has blocked the app to curb dissent.
Some employees are annoyed Signal can’t be censored
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Private and Encrypted Messaging Apps
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Activists and media take aim at Telegram for welcoming free speech and privacy lovers who reject Big Tech
Tens of millions have made the switch after recent privacy and free speech concerns of Big Tech giants.
The EU appears close to restricting end-to-end encryption
The proposals are unlikely to pass in their current form but some anti-privacy legislation is likely to come soon.
Faced with censorship, Kashmir residents turn to encrypted messaging
But, even then, they’re worried their messages may still be read by authorities.
Bridgefy is considered to be a private app for protesters but is a privacy nightmare
The app has been leaking identities.
BBC “worried” that encrypted apps like Signal can’t be searched for “misinformation” in private conversations
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, several social media platforms and apps have happily decided to promote only World Health Organization-approved narratives and news across the world. While social media platforms are doing so to evade “misinformation” on their platform, the director of B
With Facebook’s GIPHY acquisition, many private messaging apps are now integrated with a Facebook product
They’re mainly the apps used by people who want to avoid Facebook.
Status is the latest privacy-focussed chat app that aims to fix messaging and more
More alternatives are popping up in recent months.
Private messaging app Signal suggests it could pull out of the US market if draconian EARN IT bill is approved
Signal is the latest company to speak out agains the bill.
Houseparty says it’s free to use any user communications, including “ideas, inventions, concepts”
A lack of end-to-end encryption means conversations aren’t as private as they are in some other apps.