People use gpg because it is relatively auditable and -- unlike Signal -- is not funded by this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Technology_Fund https://en.

People use gpg because it is relatively auditable and -- unlike Signal -- is not funded by this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Technology_Fund https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Technology_Fund One can claim that the OTF sponsors encryption like Tor and Signal to help dissidents abroad. Maybe, but the list of organizations and people involved in the OTF are far from a glowing endorsement. In that light, discouraging gpg and PGP makes me more eager to use gpg.