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..."

  • ivn@jlai.lu
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    3 months ago

    I don't get it, are you really arguing that Russia and Venezuela are blocking Signal to protect their citizens from American snooping?

    • Dessalines@lemmy.ml
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      3 months ago

      All countries should ban US-domiciled companies like signal, or any communication platform hosted in Five-eyes countries, and especially ones domiciled in the US, which has to adhere to National Security Letters.

      https://www.eff.org/issues/national-security-letters/faq

          • ivn@jlai.lu
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            3 months ago

            The question of what should be done can be interesting, but that was not my question. It's obvious this is not the motive here.

            If you are in your own country opposition it's better to use a foreign tool, even better if it's in a country that's not gonna collaborate with yours.

            • LarmyOfLone@lemm.ee
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              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.