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Just a reminder that Signal supports both censorship circumvention and independently hosted proxies (e.g. Search Twitter, etc. for proxy links using the #IRanAS
by edsimpson 4y ago
Just a reminder that Signal supports both censorship circumvention and independently hosted proxies (e.g. Search Twitter, etc. for proxy links using the #IRanASignalProxy hashtag.)
https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360056052052-Proxy-Support https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360056052052-Pr...
- suoduandao2 4y agoI believe Telegram is the private messaging app of choice within Iran.
- edsimpson 4y agoIran has blocked Telegram in 2017 and 2018. Presumably they could be doing that as well soon which is why I was highlighting some Signal features to help. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegram_in_Iran https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegram_in_Iran
- NayamAmarshe 4y agoIt's blocked but it's still working with MTProxies. VPNs aren't working in Iran (a friend told me) and he's surprised Telegram is the only app that's working fine.
- yorwba 4y agoDoes Signal support signup without a phone number yet? Otherwise Iranian telcos could easily eat Signal's SMSs to block signups.
- the_svd_doctor 4y agoSigning up is a one time thing though.