Summary
Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) is blocking links to Signal.me, a tool used by Signal for private messaging.
The blocks affect public posts, direct messages, and profiles, with users receiving error messages when attempting to share links.
The move coincides with mass layoffs of federal employees under Musk’s DOGE, prompting many to use Signal for secure communication.
While Musk claims to support free speech, he has a history of restricting critical voices on X.
I mean, they should get off of X, anyway. Stop using anything owned by the kleptocracy.
It’s funny because back in the day before Elon lost his marbles, I first heard of Signal from Musk on twitter as he was promoting it as a better alternative to WhatsApp
He had marbles?
Shouldn’t this somewhat alleviate the concerns of some of the people who think that signal is compromised by the CIA and US government?
Musk effectively has unlimited access in the government now. If there was a backdoor that could be used to decrypt messages and find and target people because it is tied to a phone number, why would muskrat want to ban it? He isn’t looking to man WhatsApp.
Musk effectively has unlimited access in the government now
Factually untrue…
But that hasn’t stopped the media from saying stuff about what’s going on, so I guess it makes sense seeing it repeated on social media
What are the limits of his access?
Not dodgy at all /s
