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> Under those constraints, it's doing really well Yes. Currently. If all non-sideloading EU users get locked out, can you really continue to say this?
by greyface- 2y ago
> Under those constraints, it's doing really well
Yes. Currently. If all non-sideloading EU users get locked out, can you really continue to say this?
- stavros 2y agoNo, but making Signal decentralized won't change anything. It'll still just be banned from the app stores, and whether it uses a central server or not won't matter at all.
- greyface- 2y agoCentralization isn't just about the network architecture. A decentralized system wouldn't have a single organization or app whose neck can be strangled by the state or Apple/Google. I acknowledge that the current app store gatekeeper model makes this difficult to implement or even imagine. I also acknowledge that this is difficult to reconcile with the Signal Foundation's implicit 'institutional imperative' to continue existing as a central supporting party. I understand the "ecosystem is moving" usability / anti-ossification argument for centralization; it's just that the cost of centralization, when operating under the authority of someone who opposes privacy, is privacy.
- Krasnol 2y agoI don't understand what you want to say here. A decentralized app will come under the same pressure from lawmakers as a centralized. Other ways of delivery have to be established for both. So in the end, you can just ignore that argument. What remains is that Signal is more popular with the average person who needs safe messaging. A fact that will remain even if this law passes. PS. https://signal.org/android/apk/ https://signal.org/android/apk/ it updates without play store access too.
- DANmode 2y agoBut...we all already have it. Can't the app update itself? Is that F-Droid-only functionality?