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Signal has been blocked by Venezuela and Russia (www.theverge.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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“We’re aware of reports that access to Signal has been blocked in some countries,” Signal says. If you are affected by the blocks, the company recommends turning on its censorship circumvention feature. (NetBlocks reports that this feature lets Signal “remain usable” in Russia.)

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Show me what Stalinism looks like
This is what Stalinism looks like

[–] [email protected] 34 points 3 months ago (2 children)

How is that Stalinist? Censorship isn't some unique rare policy, even 5EYES countries regularly challenge the legality of E2EE.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Stalinism is when thing bad.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 months ago

Stalinism is literally 1984

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