Iran blocks Signal after WhatsApp users migrate to open source messaging app
The Iran government has blocked the popular messaging app Signal after users flocked to the platform. We haven't given up.” On January 14, the government had ordered the removal of Signal from Cafe Bazaar, the Iranian alternative of Google Play Store and Myket, another popular app store in Iran. The report states that whenever users tried to download or update the Signal app on the App Store, they were greeted with a message that read,“We thank you for understanding our limitations.” However, this is not the first time Signal has faced issues in Iran. Mahsa Alimardani, an internet researcher with British human rights organization ARTICLE19 told Aljazeera, “Signal has always been advertised as the go-to application for dissidents or activists to stay secure from any state authority, especially the United States and its vast surveillance capabilities.” “Before this migration by users disaffected by WhatsApp’s new privacy changes, Signal was already a day-to-day tool of civil society and activities,” she added.
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