Elon Musk, NPR, and a Signal smear campaign
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The article discusses a culture war debate surrounding the cryptographic integrity of messaging apps Telegram and Signal. The debate has been fueled by Elon Musk, NPR, and their respective supporters. The controversy began when a Stanford researcher revealed that the CEO of NPR sat on the board of the Signal Foundation, leading to insinuations that Signal was compromised. However, experts argue that Signal is secure and trustworthy due to its open-source and encrypted nature, while Telegram lacks end-to-end encryption and is suspected of being back-doored by the Kremlin. The article emphasizes that the issue should be decided based on technology rather than cultural biases.

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https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/05/20/elon-musk-npr-signal-telegram-smear-campaign/