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SimpleX Chat's response to Wired's article about neo-Nazis moving to its encrypted messaging app.

Edit: manually cross-posted from https://links.hackliberty.org/post/2981854

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[-] disguised_doge@kbin.earth 10 points 2 weeks ago

Read the article by wired previously and it rubbed me the wrong way. I don't doubt that there are Nazis using it, but I also don't doubt that there are Nazis driving ford cars and I know a big chunk of fediverse traffic is Nazis. Outside of the comment from the SimpleX developers there wasn't any mention of it just being a tool, with plenty of traffic not even going through SimpleX hosted servers. Seems like it was meant to make readers think Nazi when they heard SimpleX. As apposed to reporting on Nazis moving from one tool to a better tool, e.g. Chevys got recalled so many people, some Nazis, bought fords instead.

[-] cy_narrator@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 weeks ago

Nazis also use Facebook and Twitter btw

[-] Chais@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

I bet Nazis also drink water and breathe.

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