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France weighs reviving Pharos as Bitchat gains ground
Original: Le retour de Pharos et l'envol de Bitchat ? La France rejoint-elle, après coup, l'Ouganda, l'Iran, le Népal, Madagascar
A French amendment under discussion would revive Pharos, the state platform for reporting online content, sparking comparisons with internet restrictions in Uganda, Iran, Nepal, Madagascar and India. Critics fear it could be used against protest mobilisations. Attention is also turning to Bitchat, a Bluetooth-based messaging app that works without internet, which has surged in countries hit by shutdowns and is now drawing interest in France.
Why now: An amendment discussed today in France would bring back the Pharos reporting platform, raising censorship fears as Bitchat spreads during protest-driven internet shutdowns abroad.
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- Le retour de Pharos et l'envol de Bitchat ? La France rejoint-elle, après coup, l'Ouganda, l'Iran, le Népal, Madagascar ou l'Inde ? Amendement en discussion today. Un article à lire sur Next : https:// next.ink/263962/mobilisations-… · zoulou2000@mamot.fr · 1
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