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this post was submitted on 10 Aug 2024
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Remember, of course, that Wickr has been owned by Amazon since 2021.
https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/25/aws-is-buying-encrypted-messaging-service-wickr/
That's probably why it is recommended by the US government. They like things they have control over.
If they truly didn't care about this then they would probably mention, like, Matrix or something
It's also funded by the CIA. Although Signal is/was also indirectly funded by US Congress via OTF, and some claim that means the CIA is somehow involved too. Of course, computers, the internet and tor also had major US government funding, for what it's worth.