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Signal warns it would pull out of Canada if made to comply with lawful access bill
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this post was submitted on 23 May 2026
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how many countries has Signal pulled out of so far? I keep hearing about it
They've threatened to for a lot of them, but I'm not actually sure if they've actually done so.
There's a few countries that blocked signal, but I don't know if signal has voluntarily pulled out of any country yet
For example, they've threatened to leave Canada, Sweden, and Australia so far from memory
The pollies know the value of encrypted messaging, don't think there'll be enforcement as long as they stand to benefit
I believe the UK too
I don't know of any yet, but these "encryption is for crooks" laws all keep barely failing, so they have not had to yet, from what I've seen.