On: Telegram messaging app proves crucial to Belarus protests

[commandlinefan]

So disappointing that true anonymous communication is technologically feasible but is only unavailable due to government intervention and public apathy.

[huhtenberg → commandlinefan]

The main issue is that any form of anonymous communication gets instantly abused for things that very few people are OK with. It's a classic Catch-22 and a very well-known at that.

[maqp → huhtenberg]

There's also stuff like ISIS communication and CP in Telegram, so the disgusting stuff is where people are at, no matter what.

[maqp → commandlinefan]

This is not true at all. It's already available.

https://cwtch.im/

https://briarproject.org/

https://ricochet.im/

https://github.com/maqp/tfc

[swebs → commandlinefan]

How is it possible? You'd either have to give your IP address to the other person (Tox) or a central server (Telegram, Discord, etc).

[suby → commandlinefan]

D