The Block(@TheBlockCo):THE BLOCK: India ordered GitHub to take down Jack Dorsey’s BitChat code, calling the Bluetooth messaging app dangerous because it works during internet shutdowns. "The government of India does not like technologies like BitChat," Dorsey said, while the Internet Freedom Foundation called the order "unconstitutional and authoritarian."

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2026.07.24 16:02

THE BLOCK: India ordered GitHub to take down Jack Dorsey’s BitChat code, calling the Bluetooth messaging app dangerous because it works during internet shutdowns. "The government of India does not like technologies like BitChat," Dorsey said, while the Internet Freedom Foundation called the order "unconstitutional and authoritarian."