Neo-Nazis head to encrypted SimpleX Chat app, bail on Telegram
Neo-Nazis head to encrypted SimpleX Chat app, bail on Telegram
Dozens of neo-Nazis are fleeing Telegram and moving to a relatively unknown secret chat app that has received funding from Twitter founder Jack Dorsey.
In a report from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue published on Friday morning, researchers found that in the wake of the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov and charges against leaders of the so-called Terrorgram Collective, dozens of extremist groups have moved to the app SimpleX Chat in recent weeks over fears that Telegram’s privacy policies expose them to being arrested. The Terrorgram Collective is a neo-Nazi propaganda network that calls for acolytes to target government officials, attack power stations, and murder people of color.
How many times will this get reposted around here?
Feels like a smear against encrypted communications...
Pfffff no one would ever do that, what are you some kind of conspiracy weirdo??
Stop being so paranoid, no one's out to get you.
If you haven't done anything wrong, what have you got to hide?
what have i got to hide?
my relationship with your dadI know this comment is satire, but still
Please do not ruin the reputation of SimpleX, by saying it's a terrorist messenger. Actually it's one of the best but need a bit of development
Honestly this is kinda good press IMO. When the people who actively do have something to hide are using a given privacy tool, that tool probably works.
Not really the point, these people were using Telegram after all... 🙃
What I always wonder is why they don't go for something self hosted where they have the control over it.
It's because they're not that competent.
Because they aren't doers, they are followers. They don't think for themselves and need to be told what to do.
I doubt that's the real reason. There are enough smart people on top who could set up and run a self-hosted solution.
It's easy to attribute nazis with a lack of intelligence due to their stupid and narrow minded beliefs, but we should never underestimate them.
I'd wager that the average fascist is just as much a "follower" as the average antifa sympathizer.
On top of that: Setting up and hosting a platform exposes the system to a single point of failure, whereas using existing third party infrastructure means that they have a "legit" operation as well, so the risk of a total shutdown is probably lower. Plus, there is a higher chance external security researchers/auditors will investigate the platform and point out vulnerabilities.
I imagine, part of the reason is that you can really get fucked by law enforcement in many countries, if you operate a server and don't curb illegal content that you're aware of.
That wouldn't sit well with me either, if my friends' concept of free speech is just continuously saying illegal things for no good reason.
People are spreading child abuse content on social media and platforms don't get in trouble....
There is a pattern here.
I'm aware those referenced in the article are almost certainly not doing this, but for clarity's sake SimpleX can be self hosted.
Signal once again dodges a bullet from attracting neo-nazi's and getting a bad reputation.
That pesky phone number requirement saves the day again.
We just don't know if it attracts them.
The Terrorgram Collective
What a bunch of reasonable sounding individuals.
"Dozens". Really?!?!
Every time I hear SimpleX I think of herpes. Perhaps shows that whoever came up with that name had never had or looked up cold sores.😂
^PSST, rumour is that paedophiles use HTTPS...^
The really high tech nonces have starting using TLS
But but but TeRrOrGrAm