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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] 17 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Honestly I would've expected it to be blocked much earlier

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

You need a certain market saturation before a ban becomes useful. If very few people are using the service, there's little incentive to invest time/energy in a block.

I suspect the recent wave of riots in the wake of the election is driving the urgency.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

That's what would've means?