The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre demanded on 23 July 2026 that GitHub block in India three code deposits of the Bitchat application, created by Jack Dorsey, according to Rest of World. An unprecedented step, according to digital freedom advocates, since no administration had so far called for the geo-blocking of a free software repository rather than the removal of specific content. The offline messaging to which this application relate…
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The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre demanded on 23 July 2026 that GitHub block in India three code deposits of the Bitchat application, created by Jack Dorsey, according to Rest of World. An unprecedented step, according to digital freedom advocates, since no administration had so far called for the geo-blocking of a free software repository rather than the removal of specific content. The offline messaging to which this application relate…