Signal is aware of the blocks.

“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…”

  • D61 [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    1 month ago

    blocks appear to be part of a crackdown on internal dissent in both countries.

    Or… you know… at least for Venezuela, the USA constantly fucking around with their elections and politics and local assets using Signal or something. Maybe, I dunno?

    • Railcar8095@lemm.ee
      01·
      1 month ago

      Yeah. Telegram, should be next, there’s a huge risk with it too. And email! Social networks too, just in case. And postal mail, we can’t forget that. We should crack down any form of uncensored communication.

      All for the benefit of the people, of course. \s

        • Dessalines@lemmy.ml
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          1 month ago

          The current president of Signal is also still happy to do interviews with US-defense-oriented think tanks like Lawfare.

          They probably still are funded by USIntel, considering how interested RFA was in pushing Signal in privacy-oriented spaces.

    • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      1 month ago

      I’m pretty sure Venezuela was unstable before the US started getting involved.

      Anyway Signal is secure so that shouldn’t be the problem. It has more to do with the government working to crush civil liberties and independent thought.

      Same story in all authoritarian countries

      • ☭ Comrade Pup Ivy 🇨🇺@lemmygrad.ml
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        1 month ago

        First no Venezuela was stable before US medeling.

        Second, “is secure” is quite a leap, it is funded to a sickening extent by the United States government, has gone about a year before opening up its source code, and is in the US where there is a law that says if the US government says show us everything and keep quiet, they have to do that. There are real concerns

        Or you can uncriticaly say “Athoritarian Country” with no defineing term there, or real understanding of Athoritarianism and disreguard all concerns from these countries.

        • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
          01·
          1 month ago

          The US government funds it because they use it heavily. I think you should pay for software you use.

          Also Venezuela has never really been stable. You could argue that the US made it worse but honesty the problem is everyone getting involved.