“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…”

  • Possibly linux
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    4 months ago

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

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      4 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.