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I don't think I understand any of this comment. WhatsApp is on that list because it's one of the most popular messaging services in the world, lots of people already use it, and it uses Signal Protocol. (I was "in the room" while this was being drafted).

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I think the parent comment's point was that you need to know your threat model before any security/privacy tool can be considered.

To the extent that's true, his argument is with the author of the article we're commenting on, not the Tech Solidarity list, which is actually much clearer about its threat model.

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