Boots need shining, and Dessalines is positively salivating at the thought
I don’t understand. Weren’t most lemmy users cheering when tiktok thing happened? How is this any different?
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No, most Lemmy users were not cheering for the Tiktok ban.
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Signal is not owned in large part (namely, a golden share) by the Chinese government, and the proposed Tiktok ban only goes into effect if they don’t divest within a year.
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It wasn’t done just after a political crisis in an attempt to silence dissent. Hell, it’s not even in effect yet.
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The US is far from the only country to have taken such steps, as the espionage risks of a ubiquitous app that an enemy government has unlimited and legal access to is not great. Numerous other countries have been restricting Tiktok until a change in their data sharing policies is effected, because of how wide open it is right now.
Banning signal is like saying im about to commit some serious crimes against humanity. Typical tankie shit lords like that however.
Thus keyword blocking not implemented. You must read it all.
In Russia, the country’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, says that Signal violated Russian legislation, reports Interfax. People in Russia also can’t register a new Signal account without using a VPN, Reuters reports. Russia has “restricted Signal messaging app backends on most internet providers” as of Friday afternoon, NetBlocks says.
That’s a way to know it’s banned. Zero local coverage, but yes, it doesn’t work without tricks as I’ve tested. That’s said, it’s a nice proof it’s is\was relatively safe to use and popular in said countries and the likes.
Dess may seem smug for promoting mtx over Signal, but it’s one less channel for communication, and they’d try to come for mtx next.
Wasn’t it protect-your-privacy-Snowden who pushed for signal a few years ago?
