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submitted 3 months ago by gytrash@feddit.uk to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

"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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[-] LarmyOfLone@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

I imagine just using metadata you can look for people who are discontent, then provides list of those people to the opposition to contact and mobilize them and get them to protest.

Or target them with stories and bots to turn them into a revolutionary force, but that would be more useful for social media networks instead of signal.

this post was submitted on 10 Aug 2024
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