The battle inside Signal
Casey Newton,
Platformer,
Jan 30, 2021
Like Element, Signal is a peer-to-peer encrypted messaging app. It also includes features of blockchain in order to enable things like financial transactions. There's a strong case for this sort of app. "People who want more control over their data and how it's used — and who want to exist outside the gaze of tech companies." But as in the case of Element, there's risk. People can use it to send objectionable content. More, people could use its currency exchange feature for illegal purposes. And that's what's causing the dispute among Signal staff, between those who want to address problems as they come up, and those who thing the platfrom should take a strong stance against bad actors from the outset.
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