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Technology@beehaw.org · 2 months ago

FireChat was a tool for revolution. Then it disappeared.

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FireChat was a tool for revolution. Then it disappeared.

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Technology@beehaw.org · 2 months ago

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With FireChat, people were free to communicate and coordinate with each other without the message having to first filter through someone's data center. Why did the app shut down without notice?

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The point is being able to communicate when the internet is shut off

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