Signal's downloads skyrocketed 4,200% after WhatsApp announced it would force users to share personal data with Facebook. So, when will Apple, Google, Twitter, and Facebook de-platform Signal?

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Signal's downloads skyrocketed 4,200% after WhatsApp announced it would force users to share personal data with Facebook. So, when will Apple, Google, Twitter, and Facebook de-platform Signal? (www.businessinsider.com)

I guess the big 4 can do anything they want as long as they have each other's backs.

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I thought Signal was bought by Twitter in 2016?

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_(software)

Looks like they bought the parent company and then released the code as Open Source.

It's maintained by "Signal Foundation" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_Foundation

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https://twitter.com/jack/status/1348139031599595522?s=20

jack seemed really excited about it. Just an eyebrow raiser.

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Yeah and nobody asks why Corporations fund non profit and open source projects

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