“We’re aware of reports that access to Signal has been blocked in some countries,” Signal says. If you are affected by the blocks, the company recommends turning on its censorship circumvention feature. (NetBlocks reports that this feature lets Signal “remain usable” in Russia.)
That’s a glowing recommendation of Signal. And a good reminder to donate. I’m doing it right now.
This means it’s working.
Client/Server apps will do that in hostile countries, that’s why people are moving to decentralized messaging platforms such as Matrix
I take that as a compelling recommendation for Signal.
Worth highlighting that Telegram in Russia and WhatsApp in Venezuela - both with vastly larger user bases than Signal - are not blocked…
But they are not as secure as Signal
Believe that’s the point.
