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There is no logical way to verify that all activists (or even a majority of them) use Signal over WhatsApp. The perception that activists use Signal may have be
by kordless 10y ago
There is no logical way to verify that all activists (or even a majority of them) use Signal over WhatsApp. The perception that activists use Signal may have been enough to block them, but having a huge backdoor in WhatsApp is reason enough to not take action.
- WillPostForFood 10y agoThat's assuming it was a macro decision, and not a micro decision. The govt could have had specific intel on a particular activist, or cell that they knew were using Signal, and shut it down to deal with that situation at that time.
- ycmbntrthrwaway 10y agoSignal actively promotes as activist messenger by using names of revolutionaries and anarchists (Makhno, Proudhon, Masha Kolenkina) all over their website. Just for example: https://whispersystems.org/blog/images/signal-faces.png https://whispersystems.org/blog/images/signal-faces.png