Post B2AMvKwQBkkYdfrLH6 by hpk@chaos.social
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 (DIR) Post #B29BPfa4cekmjN8yhM by delta@chaos.social
       2026-01-10T15:43:06Z
       
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       #iran mostly shut down now their own state-aligned national messengers  that they previously positioned as alternatives to Western messengers and Telegram, especially for when the internet is nationalized and locked down.There remain some islands of functioning delta messaging but the lockdown of private comms is truly dire, and likely a precursor for heightened violence.This correlation is not a political stance but reflects research in internet shutdowns of the last decade.  Ask eg @Xeniax
       
 (DIR) Post #B2AMvJRXl4SLzcPAVU by ambiguous_yelp@veganism.social
       2026-01-10T16:32:23Z
       
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       @deltaIn these situations Briar messenger https://briarproject.org is better because they have mesh networking using bluetooth and or wifi which can allow a crowd to communicate even when theres no internetMeshtastic does something similar but requires custom lora radio nodes to have already been placed nearby#PSA #FLOSS #Privacy #Anonymity #E2EE #Briar #BriarMessenger #Meshtastic
       
 (DIR) Post #B2AMvKwQBkkYdfrLH6 by hpk@chaos.social
       2026-01-10T16:44:23Z
       
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       @ambiguous_yelp @delta the problem is not so much people on the streets, they can communicate in various ad-hoc ways.  It's about those who need to cross distances digitally to communicate with relatives etc.  Tor does not work at all in iran currently btw.  I doubt Briar is of any practical use at all in Iran, as much as i sympathize with mesh networking paradigms of arranging communications.
       
 (DIR) Post #B2AMvLWvzzxOSuwVBg by tomjennings@tldr.nettime.org
       2026-01-11T06:01:08Z
       
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       @hpkI disagree about Briar. First, solutions don't have to be universal to be useful. Second, far more people already have mobile phones.Briar is also capable of sending Briar binaries to others -+ I have not done this to verify -- meaning one person with a Briar download can enable all their friends.  @ambiguous_yelp @delta
       
 (DIR) Post #B2BRLiht2rgQqmrBhI by ambiguous_yelp@veganism.social
       2026-01-11T18:25:28Z
       
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       @tomjennings @hpk @deltaThanks for reminding me about the binary sharing thing thats awesome.  I also have to imagine that briar group chats will be quicker and more convenient to organise groups of people than ad hoc communication.Ideally meshtastic should one day allow global communication; I've heard that a single low power radio node has kilometers of range#FLOSS #PSA #Privacy #Anonymity #E2EE #Briar #BriarProject #BriarMessenger #Meshtastic #Iran #Protest #InternetBlackout