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Russia and Venezuela have blocked encrypted messaging app Signal

Venezuela and Russia have blocked access to the Signal messaging app.

The blocking of Signal in Venezuela occurred in the long shadow of the country’s disputed presidential election results from the end of July. Both regions have been cutting off access to other similar social media apps possibly as a way to quiet dissenting voices. President Maduro banned X earlier today for a period of 10 days claiming that the company’s owner Elon Musk was inciting hatred and “violated” his social network’s rules.

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