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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
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. In Venezuela, the blockage follows the disputed results of the country’s presidential election last month, which have led to protests and arrests as president Nicolás Maduro clings to power, according to MSNBC. (The US has recognized opposition candidate Edmundo González as the winner of the election.) Internet monitoring service NetBlocks said Thursday evening that Signal had become “unreachable on multiple internet providers” in the country. Maduro has also ordered a block on X, The Associated Press…
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That’s because you were a little early! This article is from 40 min ago and your comment is from an hour ago. 😅 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/russia-and-venezuela-have-blocked-encrypted-messaging-app-signal/ar-AA1oxMyS
they are citing The Verge article, and The Verge article seems to be the only place I can find the claim
You need to search in Spanish:
https://eldiario.com/2024/08/09/como-evitar-bloqueo-aplicacion-signal-venezuela/amp/
https://laverdad.com/reportan-bloqueo-de-la-aplicacion-de-mensajeria-signal-en-venezuela/
okay so I want to be clear I’m not calling this into question, but is this just a tweet from a Venezuelan saying that the website is blocked on most ISPs? has there been anything from the government about it?
No idea