CoinWorld News: Members of the development team of Jack Dorsey's decentralized communication app Bitchat question the Ugandan government's claim of threatening to shut down the app. Previously, officials from the Uganda Communications Commission stated that they have the technical capability to make it "inactive." The app uses Bluetooth mesh networks to enable offline encrypted communication. Recently, it has seen a surge in downloads encouraged by opposition groups to prevent internet outages during elections, with over 400,000 Ugandans installing the app.
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CoinWorld News: Members of the development team of Jack Dorsey's decentralized communication app Bitchat question the Ugandan government's claim of threatening to shut down the app. Previously, officials from the Uganda Communications Commission stated that they have the technical capability to make it "inactive." The app uses Bluetooth mesh networks to enable offline encrypted communication. Recently, it has seen a surge in downloads encouraged by opposition groups to prevent internet outages during elections, with over 400,000 Ugandans installing the app.