00:00The Indian government shut down internet access around Jantar Mantar, but protesters found
00:04another way to stay connected.
00:06Meet BitChat, an app that creates a Bluetooth mesh network to help people communicate.
00:11Mesh networks connect phones directly via Bluetooth, letting messages hop from device
00:17to device until the recipient is reached.
00:19No internet connection needed.
00:21And what about privacy?
00:22Messages are encrypted, so even the devices forwarding the messages can't read what's
00:27being sent.
00:28BitChat was created by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey and is truly decentralized.
00:33No servers, no accounts, and no kill switch.
00:35The catch?
00:36Bluetooth has limited range, so it works best in dense crowds like large protests or packed
00:42music festivals.
00:43It's built purely for quick text messages, so sending photos or videos wouldn't really
00:48work.
00:49India saw over 65,000 installs of the app in the last month, and it seems to have an effect
00:54on the protests.
00:55On 23rd July, the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Center ordered Microsoft-owned GitHub to disable
01:03access to BitChat source code and APK repositories.
01:07Digital rights organizations like Internet Freedom Foundation called the move unconstitutional
01:12and authoritarian.
01:13Have you ever tried an offline messaging app like BitChat?
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