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As Signal has allegedly seen a huge boost in signups since Jan 6, I think this is a very pertinent and difficult question. The way I see it, Signal will not ma
by phlakaton 6y ago
As Signal has allegedly seen a huge boost in signups since Jan 6, I think this is a very pertinent and difficult question.
The way I see it, Signal will not make it any easier for outsiders to get radicalized (there's no public forum aspect), but once people are already radicalized and connected, it can be used to great mischief. That said, I tend to be liberal on this topic, and I feel the benefits of across-the-board E2E encryption to society outweigh the risks. But it seems likely to me that that principle is about to be sorely tested.