r/technology • u/indig0sixalpha • Feb 17 '25

Social Media X is blocking links to Signal

https://www.theverge.com/news/613997/x-blocks-signal-me-links-errors
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u/Patriark Feb 17 '25

DOGE also uses Signal for internal comms, so Musk is a hypocrite as always.

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u/cadium Feb 17 '25

He wants his crimes to be hidden away and encrypted and doesn't want anyone to leak info from his recent actions.

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u/Patriark Feb 17 '25

Signal works. It is a great technology. Banning it on X while using it himself, however, is hypocritical to the level of no-one should ever trust anything this guy says. He is mad with power-lust and will say whatever he believes is beneficial at the moment. No honor nor guiding principles of conduct. An evil man.

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u/thewags05 Feb 17 '25

Does that in itself violate record keeping laws.

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u/cjthomp Feb 17 '25

Add it to the list.

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u/Xombiekat Feb 17 '25

We're in a post-law society for Conservatives. Even the constitution is just a suggestion now.

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u/HauntedJackInTheBox Feb 17 '25

It’s hilarious anyone would think it makes a difference now. 

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u/RawrRRitchie Feb 18 '25

Laws are only laws if enforced

No one is enforcing them

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u/ImpossibleEdge4961 Feb 17 '25

Not necessarily, he could just not know. Both would be on brand for Musk.

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u/GoneSilent Feb 17 '25

some are on Wire as well.

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u/trowzerss Feb 17 '25

He is probably thinking of starting a competitor and doesn't want the competition.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '25

He's simultaneously telling his own department to use Signal to hide from FOIA while also trying to prevent federal workers from contacting journalists so they can report all the illegal shit DOGE is doing.

All of Signal's code is public on GitHub:

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

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

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

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

Everything on Signal is end-to-end encrypted by default.

Signal cannot provide any usable data to law enforcement when under subpoena:

https://signal.org/bigbrother/

You can hide your phone number and create a username on Signal:

https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/6829998083994-Phone-Number-Privacy-and-Usernames-Deeper-Dive

Signal has built in protection when you receive messages from unknown numbers. You can block or delete the message without the sender ever knowing the message went through. Google Messages, WhatsApp, and iMessage have no such protection:

https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360007459591-Signal-Profiles-and-Message-Requests

Signal has been extensively audited for years, unlike Telegram, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger:

https://community.signalusers.org/t/overview-of-third-party-security-audits/13243

Signal is a 501(c)3 charity with a Form-990 IRS document disclosed every year:

https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/824506840

With Signal, your security and privacy are guaranteed by open-source, audited code, and universally praised encryption:

https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/sections/360001602792-Signal-Messenger-Features