Welcome to the Pad on Messengers in the context of the workshop: Code, Layers, Infrastructures

Some Resources to browse to inform discussion

https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmPFRhjMT7d2YtfRJ7sn8hk4m9i9UJG99E1vQQ7S72U5XJ

on Messanger apps

https://hackernoon.com/choosing-the-right-messenger-mm3x2z47
https://hackernoon.com/geography-of-bans-40abdfa066dd
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/everything-need-know-whatsapp-privacy-settings/
https://signal.org/blog/the-ecosystem-is-moving/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k6sW1hwxdA

on Anti - Oppressive facilitation strategies  & guidelines for collaboration

• https://www.seedsforchange.org.uk/tools
• http://media.constantvzw.org/wefts/123/
• http://aorta.coop/portfolio_page/tips-and-tools-for-addressing-systemic-power/
• https://www.seedsforchange.org.uk/tools

some words/concepts/ideas that might inform your discussion

• censorship
• Firewalls
• Platform Capitalism - What is GAFAM?
• Encryption

Some Questions for the group discussion 
    1. How do the messengers Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Threema, Telegram and Signal handle encryption? What information do these messengers get per message transmission? 
    2. This is Signal's website: https://signal.org/. Can you figure out how to install it on your smartphone and/or laptop?
    3. In which countries has Signal been banned? Why?