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Russia targets WhatsApp and pushes new 'super-app' as internet blackouts grow (www.bbc.com)
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[–] 7 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Honestly there needs to be an open source WhstsApp replacement.

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    That exists. It's called Signal.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    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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  • [+] -13 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Signal is not open source.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

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