#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
In 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 internet
Meshtastic does something similar but requires custom lora radio nodes to have already been placed nearby
#PSA #FLOSS #Privacy #Anonymity #E2EE #Briar #BriarMessenger #Meshtastic
