Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoRussia targets WhatsApp and pushes new 'super-app' as internet blackouts growwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up1152arrow-down13
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minus-squareabbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down3·6 days agoThat exists. It’s called Signal.
minus-squaredrath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoBut dont try to use it in Russia (or Iran, or anywhere with authoritarian government). That’s how you put a target on your head. I’d suggest matrix but it kind of sucks as well. Any other options?
minus-squaremidribbon_action@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down17·6 days agoSignal is not open source.
minus-squareabbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·6 days agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_(software) Signal is an open-source, encrypted messaging service for instant messaging, voice calls, and video calls. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android You were saying?
minus-squaremalo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·6 days agohttps://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·6 days agoIt’s not? Someone told me it was, can you elaborate?
minus-squaremidribbon_action@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·6 days agoI was wrong, just remembered incorrectly.
minus-squaretechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-26 days agoMy guess is that they can not truthfully elaborate on an untrue statement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_(software) But personally I use Molly because seems more open. https://molly.im/
That exists. It’s called Signal.
But dont try to use it in Russia (or Iran, or anywhere with authoritarian government). That’s how you put a target on your head.
I’d suggest matrix but it kind of sucks as well.
Any other options?
Signal is not open source.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_(software)
https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android
You were saying?
https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server
It’s not? Someone told me it was, can you elaborate?
I was wrong, just remembered incorrectly.
My guess is that they can not truthfully elaborate on an untrue statement.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_(software)
But personally I use Molly because seems more open.
https://molly.im/