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Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 个月前

Russia targets WhatsApp and pushes new 'super-app' as internet blackouts grow

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Russia targets WhatsApp and pushes new 'super-app' as internet blackouts grow

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Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 个月前
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Millions of Russians have faced restrictions on popular apps while a new app called Max is aggressively promoted.
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    Honestly there needs to be an open source WhstsApp replacement.

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      That exists. It’s called Signal.

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        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?

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        Signal is not open source.

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          https://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?

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          https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server

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          It’s not? Someone told me it was, can you elaborate?

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            I was wrong, just remembered incorrectly.

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            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/

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      And if you don’t want Signal because its “too centralized” for whatever reason, there’s DeltaChat, SimpleX, and good ol’ XMPP.

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