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> As you can see from the way Parler was shutdown last week — when our imperial oligarchy wants to cancel an app, it can do so instantly and with a vengeance.
by Majestic121 6y ago
> As you can see from the way Parler was shutdown last week — when our imperial oligarchy wants to cancel an app, it can do so instantly and with a vengeance.
I was not under the impression that Parler was shut down by the government, but more by the "cancel crowd". Was it a government operation ?
As for the article, it seems the main arguments are that :
- Signal was financed by Radio Free Asia (US government propaganda operation), at least 3 million.
- If the crypto was effectively unbreakable, it would not be recommended by big companies like FB, Google, etc...
It's interesting and it's always good to be a bit paranoid, but the evidence is a bit thin for me.
- viraptor 6y agoCorrect, government did not force Parler to shut down. > If the crypto was effectively unbreakable, it would not be recommended by big companies like FB, Google, etc... This claim falls apart given that Google started encrypting traffic on private links after learning of us gov snooping on their traffic. Also, why would Google care about breaking signal traffic at all?
- insensible 6y agoThis assumes that the NSA and CIA are partners, not adversaries.
- bitwize 6y agoParler was shut down by Amazon for hosting hate speech in violation of Amazon's terms of service -- despite repeated attempts by Amazon to address the issue in more amicable fashion.
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- bildung 6y agoMost of these points are also true for other cryptography related projects (e.g. Tor), simply because the majority of all non-profits, regardless of agenda, is funded by the government.
- threatofrain 6y agoThis is an ad… the blog ends with a call to signup for more.