r/technology 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/kixkato Feb 17 '25

This is the reason why no government or entity should ever be allowed a backdoor into any encryption system.

Next time any government wants to "protect the children" or insert other generic emotional reaction here by forcing backdoors into encryption systems, remember the overwhelming good things they for us.

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u/KerouacsGirlfriend Feb 17 '25

Not looking forward to the Great De-Anonymization.