US EditionFrom Discord To Bitchat, Tech At The Heart Of Nepal Protests
Bitchat downloads soared by nearly 1,400% in Nepal amid social media bans and protests against government corruption and political instability, activists said.
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from France24: Fueled in part by anger over flashy lifestyles flaunted by elites, young anti-corruption demonstrators mainly in their 20s rallied on Monday. The loose grouping, largely viewed as members of "Gen Z", flooded the capital Kathmandu to demand an end to a ban on Facebook, YouTube and other popular sites. The rallies ended in chaos and tragedy, with at least 19 protesters killed in a police crackdown…
The digital repression reaches its limits. In Nepal as in Indonesia, social network censorship has propelled Bichat, Jack Dorsey's decentralized application, to the rank of a protest tool. Deprived of traditional platforms, thousands of citizens adopt massively. Like Bitchat, which has upset finance, Bitchat opens a space of free expression, out of the reach of states. Bitchat article: Jack Dorsey's application becomes the digital weapon of prot…
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