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Just to add... yes, I know it's possible to register a Signal account with a disposable VLN, but how many Signal users can be expected to be "tech literate" to this level? Practically none.

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Given the demographic Signal attracts that seems like an unsafe assumption.

I would guess that a significant portion of Signal's users are non-technical people dragged there by their technical friends that couldn't get them onto Matrix.

I would still guess that none is a bad assumption, however.

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Practically none. I think it's safe to assume it's not even 1 in 1000 who have registered with a VLN, or even know what one is.

You raise a valid point. I would think that probably more than 1 in 1000 would know, but suspect you are right about how many actually would do it.

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