Signal is aware of the blocks.

“Signal is being blocked in Venezuela and Russia. The app is a popular choice for encrypted messaging and people trying to avoid government censorship, and the blocks appear to be part of a crackdown on internal dissent in both countries…”

    • ivn@jlai.luEnglish
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      5 months ago

      Couldn’t they block them too? Monitor the domains people connect to, check if it’s a Matrix server and block it if it is.

      • breadguyyy@r.nfEnglish
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        5 months ago

        for sure and it would end up a game of cat and mouse if they persisted like that, or you could use something blockchain based with a bunch of redundant relays 🤷‍♂️