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"Signal is being blocked in Venezuela and Russia. The app is a popular choice for encrypted messaging and people trying to avoid government censorship, and the blocks appear to be part of a crackdown on internal dissent in both countries..."

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 3 months ago (25 children)

could matrix.org be as easily blocked, since it's decentralized I'm wondering?

At least it means that Signal is working as intended if they are blocking it, I guess that they don't have back doors.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

could matrix.org be as easily blocked, since it’s decentralized I’m wondering?>

Or SimpleX?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

It cannot be easily blocked especially if you use your own homeserver every homeserver replicates the channel and it can operate without the original server! That's why signal and telegram are inherently flawed.

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