India blocks 14 apps including #element, @briar, threema, imo etc
"While tracking down one of the communication, agencies found that the mobile application does not have representatives in India and it is difficult to track down activities happening on the app".
This is a dangerous precedent and opens the door to ban any app/service not having a presence in India. We should challenge this order in the Supreme Court.
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Well, since anyone can spin up a server - I really wonder how they can enforce it in reality
@colinsmatt11 @awry @briar they have not removed it from play store yet. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=im.vector.app
@sj_zero I think is is because a lot of people outsource politics to others. At least in some countries we still can be politicians ourselves.
@meowski the real issue is the normal people will be afraid of using them for fear of getting labelled as a terrorist.
@praveen
Freedom depends on courage in the face of unjust laws
@EdwardTorvalds
@briar @element released a statement on the ban https://element.io/blog/india-bans-flagship-client-for-the-matrix-network/
@praveen@social.masto.host @briar@peertube.co.uk
Time for @element@mastodon.matrix.org to set up their own F-Droid repo