India Just Ordered Jack Dorsey’s BitChat To Be Erased From GitHub, After Protesters Used the Bluetooth Messaging App to Outsmart a Government Blackout Amid Mass Protests
India orders GitHub to remove Jack Dorsey's Bitchat repositories, citing security concerns amid Delhi student protests.
A government told a big website to take down code for a messaging app because people used it during protests. This shows governments sometimes try to control what tools people can use, which matters when thinking about tech companies' freedom and safety rules.
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