Then they get it through fdroid?
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let's say that signal is magically blocked in Sweden, can you still use Molly?
https://droidify.eu.org/app/?id=im.molly.app or https://github.com/mollyim/mollyim-android
No, probably not. They both speak the same protocol and talk to the same servers.
Unless the block was a app store distribution restriction only
It probably is/was/will be just the app store.
Even if it's not Molly could implement Tor or any sort of bridge to bypass these restrictions (such as Signal themselves)
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It would be very weird if it was - when a "ban" happens, at least here, they block the website. I doubt Sweden would fight even basic Wireguard/OpenVPN tho, so I don't see it as a big problem. The bigger problem would be carriers denying registration confirmation SMS, which is yet another downside of the phone number requirement.
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(No central servers and everything goes through Tor, try blocking that!)
Sweden… more like snitchden… amirite?
They will probably just show message to Swedish ip addresses and state that they cannt provide you with the binary as you are using a Swedish ip.
Something very clear to say use a VPN 😉
This is where Signal's biggest problem shows. It's centralized. Matrix is the better choice since it will be up to you if you decide to break the law if it's banned, since there will still be plenty of servers you can reach.
yes. but transition takes time and my mom just installed signal last year. we will get there for sure.
I moved my whole family over to Signal specifically because it was so easy. SimpleX is easier than Matrix, imo, but when Matrix is equally as easy to set up as Signal, then we'll see where things are.
The only big issue I've heard with Matrix is the current implementation doesn't scale well, due to how servers are required to clone data (or something). I think they're working on a fix, but it's still not ready for prime time, I think.