Jack Dorsey’s peer-to-peer-to-entro ride messaging service Bittat has seen a massive surge in downloads from Nepali users due to this week’s social media crackdown.
This said the increase in downloads was even greater than previous spikes from Indonesia, which saw 12,000 downloads daily during another series of protests, according to Cashu founder and X-user @CalleBtC.
Open source development currently working on Bitchat has promoted the ease of access to messaging services, claiming that phone numbers, emails, account registrations, or even the internet “works anywhere.”
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This is done by allowing users to send messages to each other in their local area via Bluetooth over a “mesh network.”Clients and Servers. ”
The result claims to provide “censorship resistance, surveillance resistance, and infrastructure independence.”
Vichat bypasses social media ban in Nepal
Anti-corruption protests in Nepal took place this week after the government banned 26 social media platforms.
The protesters argued that it was an attempt to stop the “Nepokid” anti-corruption campaign, focusing on a series of social media videos showing the gorgeous lifestyles of Nepal’s political elite children.
The protest escalated after Nepal police killed 22 protesters and injured hundreds more. During anxiety, Nepal’s parliament burned out along with the former Nepal Prime Minister.
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The current prime minister has since resigned, and Nepal’s troops are currently patrolling the streets while curfew is in place. The social media ban was also lifted Monday night.
Regarding Indonesia, the protest began in late August over the government’s approach to economic hardships. However, the protest did not face a social media ban.
Protos will contact @callebtc for comment and update this work.
