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/Culverin Feb 17 '25

And this is how you can tell that Signal is legit.

Do you really need a better endorsement? 

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u/jaywalkingbird Feb 17 '25

Didn’t Elon himself say a few years ago that signal was even more secure than telegram? When people were talking about leaving whatsapp?

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u/ovirt001 Feb 17 '25

Telegram isn't secure so it's a pretty low bar. That said nothing has disproven signal's security so it seems to be the best option.

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u/c0LdFir3 Feb 17 '25

Edward Snowden exclusively uses signal and is still alive. That’s a pretty damn good endorsement. 

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u/mainman879 Feb 17 '25

Signal has nothing to do with him being alive. He is only alive because Russia wants him to be. Signal was released after he fled the US.

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u/VT_Squire Feb 18 '25

I'm in the Army. Obviously, we never send anything OPSEC-ey in band without being on an officially approved echelon using officially approved encryption and all. But for every-day shit, yeah we sure as fuck don't use Whatsapp or Telegram for this exact reason.