The fact that you have is what gives you the very legitimacy you’re in the process of selling to Google & Facebook. https://twitter.com/moxie/status/733465560466391040 …
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There is absolutely zero chance it would have happened without us, no question about it. We approached them, not the other way around.
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Went in daily for over a year, wrote tons of code, and helped create a flawless transition for a billion users across eight platforms.
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You think we're just sitting around doing PR? We did all that while simultaneously building our own OSS app and shipping it weekly.
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Whisper and Signal are associated with respectful, privacy-focussed systems. Google and FB are using that to look better.
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When WA deploys that same privacy system to their entire user base, I think it makes them look better b/c they are better.
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any WA self-deployed E2E system would result in questions. By you doing it, most won’t ask any questions about it.
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whilst I appreciate the technical feat in deploying E2E to 1 billion people, it doesn’t remove the business model of the owners
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While PR is one possibility, could a show of genuine alliance be another? "Solidarity", if you will.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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