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"Not being able to operate" is not equal to "it won't work if you already have an account". As long as the average Chinese citizen cannot effectively create an
by ithkuil 2y ago
"Not being able to operate" is not equal to "it won't work if you already have an account".
As long as the average Chinese citizen cannot effectively create an account (because the activation SMS cannot reach their phones) the Chinese government may allow existing users of signal (who activated the account abroad) to communicate with signal.
- b112 2y agoSignal may also be a "signal" that the state should look more closely at a person. With so few users, if the user is up to no good, as per the state's view, just knowing to watch them is helpful.