I have family in China and I need to communicate with them. Seems like a pretty common threat model. Signal works only with a foreign SIM and that's only tolerated with tourists. XMPP servers get blocked almost immediately.
does signal's censorship circumvention work for them? It is also possible to use Molly (signal fork) which supports TOR via orbot.
If they cannot sign up in the first place, you could use SimpleX chat with TOR also via orbot, but you should figure out a way to send them your link or QR code without the government knowing, or they might get in trouble.
Molly (signal fork): https://molly.im/
Use TOR in China: https://support.torproject.org/censorship/connecting-from-china/
I have family in China and I need to communicate with them. Seems like a pretty common threat model. Signal works only with a foreign SIM and that's only tolerated with tourists. XMPP servers get blocked almost immediately.
does signal's censorship circumvention work for them? It is also possible to use Molly (signal fork) which supports TOR via orbot. If they cannot sign up in the first place, you could use SimpleX chat with TOR also via orbot, but you should figure out a way to send them your link or QR code without the government knowing, or they might get in trouble.
Molly (signal fork): https://molly.im/
Use TOR in China: https://support.torproject.org/censorship/connecting-from-china/