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India’s move against Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat sparks legal debate
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Jagmeet Singh
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The Indian government has requested the removal of GitHub repositories for Jack Dorsey’s decentralized messaging app, Bitchat. Authorities argue the app's architecture facilitates unlawful activity, sparking a legal debate over the regulation of open-source software.
An apparent Indian government effort to remove GitHub repositories for Jack Dorsey’s offline Bluetooth-powered messaging app Bitchat has raised questions about the legal basis for targeting open-source software because of how it works.
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