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Signal developer giving some extra context to the news:

https://community.signalusers.org/t/signal-blog-removing-sms...

> So I guess the TL;DR is: SMS is on it’s way out in general, and in a world where Signal supports SMS, all of SMS’s shortcomings are often attributed to Signal itself, all while confusing people into thinking their SMS’s are secure.

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I'd start polishing up that resume.

I was responsible for roughly a dozen Signal converts. They will all be uninstalling when this takes effect. It seems like everyone else in this thread is saying the same.

Prepare for a mass exodus of users.

None of us want to be responsible for training/tech support for how to use 2 messaging apps for non-technical users

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