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Signal has been blocked by Venezuela and Russia (www.theverge.com)

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

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"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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[–] freedomsailor@programming.dev 183 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

It’s like a medal of honor for a privacy preserving app 😄

[–] reallyzen@lemmy.ml 38 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Indeed. If whatsapp isn't on the list, then I have all the confirmation I need.

[–] ivn@jlai.lu 21 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The Russian government has also allegedly begun preparations to block the WhatsApp messaging app.

https://kyivindependent.com/messenger-signal-blocked-in-russia-media-says/

[–] whydudothatdrcrane@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Some US bank got in trouble for using it internally.

[–] Omniraptor@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

in trouble with who?

[–] whydudothatdrcrane@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago

This is a story from August 2023, and was covered in many outlets (I quote here NYT for reference only)

Federal regulators continued their crackdown against employees of Wall Street firms using private messaging apps to communicate, with 11 brokerage firms and investment advisers agreeing Tuesday to pay $549 million in fines.

Wells Fargo, BNP Paribas, Société Générale and Bank of Montreal were hit with the biggest penalties by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Together, the brokerage and investment advisory arms of those four financial institutions accounted for nearly 90 percent of the fines, according to statements released by the regulators.

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[–] manuallybreathing@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 months ago

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/maduro-calls-venezuelans-to-delete-whatsapp-in-growing-crackdown/ar-AA1oi4vz

Maduro uninstalled whatsapp live on television a few days ago

[–] aaaaace@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 months ago

Zucks check didn't clear yet.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 18 points 3 months ago

"Banned in 15 dicatorships!"