• ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          2 months ago

          No.

          Signal, while is End-to-End encrypted and cool, but it requires the central server. If the government shuts down the internet, you can’t organize your protest

          But Briar does not require a central server and lets you connect via internet (via tor), bluetooth, or share between devices connected to the same wifi.

          Imagine a protest where everyone is using Brair (and have added everyone as contacts), they could create a forum and one message from one end of the street can travel across the entire swarm of protesters, doesn’t matter if the government shut down the internet.

          (I mean… at least until they figure out what y’all are doing and they start jamming bluetooth signals… 🤔 but even then, jammers have limited range, especially at the bluetooth spectrum)

          All data is on your device (and all other devices the forum is shared with), there is no central server to take down content.

      • qprimed@lemmy.ml
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        2 months ago

        have used briar. it works and will be a vital tool. get your peeps to install and have it at the ready.

    • Cheems@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      I truly believe that anyone that believes that it’s already happening will have their beliefs cemented, the people that reject any notion of fascism will reject it, and the people that are on the fence are too old or too dumb to actually make an informed decision

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        2 months ago

        My friends in gov are experiencing this stuff. Emails telling them to report all DEI contracts or face consequences. Shits real.

        • Queen HawlSera@lemm.ee
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          2 months ago

          Right? I work in a company that has a lot of government contracts, I’m just a janitor, but it’s known I’m trans… do I count as a “DEI Hire” ?