Washington Post:
Even during the short time that Brazil’s ban on the Facebook-owned app was in effect, people still found other ways to access the type of encrypted messaging features that triggered the block in the first place.
Several rival apps that offer encrypted messaging services reported a surge in Brazilian sign-ups, which highlights how the growing ubiquity of private messaging apps makes it hard to stop people from using them.
Living proof. Banning or weakening encryption just does not work. All it does is push people to other communication channels.
Well, to be fair, a guy like you saying “Living proof” isn’t entirely fair. You’re a LOT more tech savvy than the average user (here or Brazil). And honestly, looking at the Washington Post article, I’m not sure they proved their thesis either (“zero effect”? Serious? Zero???). No doubt it’s true that there are “several rival apps” and that “people still found other ways.” But that doesn’t prove bans don’t work. How many people found these solutions? A handful? The overwhelming majority? Unless it’s the latter, then in a certain sense it DID work. If the ban actually caused a goodly percentage of the encrypted users to turn into unencrypted users, then the Brazilian government might be quite satisfied with the result. (And that still wouldn’t mean it was a wise policy, though, even if they were pleased as punch about the results)
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