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> The sad part is that it's not just authoritarian countries that are doing this, but also the democratic ones Which democratic country has blocked a major mes

> The sad part is that it's not just authoritarian countries that are doing this, but also the democratic ones Which democratic country has blocked a major messaging app because it is used by political dissenters?

zimpenfish 9y ago
> Which democratic country has blocked a major messaging app because it is used by political dissenters? While it hasn't yet blocked it, the UK Government is certainly constantly after WhatsApp to remove the encryption (or build a backdoor) because a couple of terrorist jackoffs used it that one time (and I think they count as "political dissenters".)
- Mayzie 8y ago
  > the UK Government is certainly constantly after WhatsApp to remove the encryption (or build a backdoor) Australia too. :-(
piquadrat 9y ago
Not messaging apps, but the government in Switzerland of all places recently introduced a law to block online casinos that don't operate under a Swiss license. The only reason that it hasn't gone into effect yet is because enough signatures have been collected to force a referendum. https://calvinayre.com/2018/01/19/business/swiss-voter-referendum-online-gambling-domain-blocking/ https://calvinayre.com/2018/01/19/business/swiss-voter-refer...