WhatAn open-protocol encrypted messaging relay network that routes around jurisdiction-specific scanning mandates while maintaining usability for mainstream users.
SignalThe community sees Chat Control as a zombie regulation that will keep returning in new forms, and Meta is already weakening encryption on Instagram — there is a growing segment of users who want guaranteed private communication that no single government action can compromise.
Why NowMeta dropping encrypted DMs on Instagram, combined with repeated EU attempts at mandatory message scanning, has created a trust crisis in centralized messaging platforms at the exact moment when decentralized protocol tooling (MLS, libp2p) has matured.
MarketEU professionals, journalists, activists, and privacy-conscious consumers — 50M+ potential users; Signal dominates but is a single point of regulatory failure as a US-based centralized service.
MoatNetwork effects of an open protocol are the ultimate moat — once enough people use it, it becomes the default, and the decentralized architecture means no single entity can be compelled to add backdoors.
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