I call it protectionism because it tries to dismiss the issues instead of discussing them. I think that you are misinterpreting the articles intention. It is m

I call it protectionism because it tries to dismiss the issues instead of discussing them. I think that you are misinterpreting the articles intention. It is more complex than a single statement. I believe that the author wants Signal to change in certain direction. It is hard to do when the userbase is growing regardless and people are not aware of the issues.