When I found out that Durov's arrest was due to censorship of his app, it became clear they were likely trying to gain access to create their usual backdoor, which they claim is essential for national security. This is an ongoing issue he's faced, which even drove him out of Russia. As a longtime follower of Durov on Telegram, I've seen him openly discuss these challenges as Telegram has grown. We shouldn't just report the arrest while ignoring the motive doing so would make us complicit in the oppression he has faced.
The arrest also made it pretty clear that every other major communication platform and app we use are being spied on. There are some nice suggestions in the thread and we should try them but here is the thing:
We know bisq is a truly decentralized exchange but everybody is still using binance.
We know monero is totally anonymous but the majority of people is still using btc and doing kyc checks voluntarily. (Nothing against btc but obviously xmr is superior to btc when it comes to privacy)
I think the majority don’t really care about their privacy and the governments know that damn well. Even in this forum there are hundreds of people who are ready to sell their passport information for a few bucks probably.