The Iranian government has blocked the Signal app, which is rising in popularity across the country like in other parts of the world. The exact reasons were unknown for this action, but it was removed from the major apps stores in the nation with a thank you message set when tried downloading. Signal said to be in working to circumvent this.
Iran Blocks Signal App
The Iranian government has seen a sharp spike in registrations into the Signal app, and thus, “ Unable to stop registration, the IR sensors are now dropping all Signal traffic, ” tweeted Signal. It said it’s hasn’t given up yet, as “Iranian people deserve privacy ” and “ working around Iran’s censorship .”
Ever since Signal simultaneously hit #1 on the ???????? Play Store and #1 on the ???????? government’s block list, we’ve been working around ???????? censorship. Unable to stop registration, the IR censors are now dropping all Signal traffic. Iranian people deserve privacy. We haven’t given up. — Signal (@signalapp) January 25, 2021
