# India’s Gen Z protesters adapt to internet curbs

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/india-s-gen-z-protesters-adapt-to-internet-curbs/39973
**Category:** News
**Tags:** article
**Created:** 2026-08-17T21:26:42Z
**Posts:** 3

## Post 1 by @mangomango — 2026-08-17T21:26:42Z

> **[India’s Gen Z protesters adapt to internet curbs](https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/indias-gen-z-protesters-adapt-to-internet-curbs)**
>
> Thousands of young people have been protesting, demanding changes to the education system. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Protesters in India are using Bitchat to communicate when the internet is shut down.

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## Post 3 by @Expert4870 — 2026-08-17T21:57:24Z

I know nothing about him (besides he was involved in twitter and is rich) but it’s interesting to see a billionaire making GitHub issues on a Bluetooth messenger. Good for him I guess.

> <https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat/issues/1580>
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> RC frozen at `6f323637` (main, July 31). Version already 1.7.1 in `Configs/Relea…se.xcconfig`. This issue tracks the field pass gating the App Store submission.
> 
> **Ordering matters: do the upgrade-in-place first, before any wipes.** Rig: 2–3 devices, at least one carrying a real 1.7.0 store install with identity, favorites, and DM history.
> 
> ### Device pass
> 
> - [x] **1. Upgrade-in-place from 1.7.0** (device A): install RC over the store build. Identity/nickname/favorites/DM history intact; keychain migrates silently on first unlock (#1431); no re-handshake storm against device B.
> - [x] **2. Fresh install** (device B): onboarding, nickname set, discovery.
> - [x] **3. Mesh core** (A↔B): announce/discovery both ways → public chat → DM handshake with verified seal → image + voice note both directions (reveal taps work) → PTT live in DM and public.
> - [x] **4a. Rotation — dual-link ghost (#1554, never field-verified)**: with A and B connected, triple-tap panic on B → B's old identity must vanish from A entirely (no ghost row); new identity binds and chats normally.
> - [x] **4b. Rotation — rotated-restore (#1566, never field-verified)**: after B's rotation, background/foreground B (or toggle Bluetooth on A); reconnect settles without retire↔reconnect oscillation — peer list stable, no flapping.
> - [x] **5. Locked-device background receive** (validates #1552's protection class): lock A, send it an image from B over mesh → arrives and is readable after unlock.
> - [x] **6. Panic wipe end-state** (device B, last): triple-tap → instant wipe (no confirm is the default) → relaunch clean, old identity gone everywhere, media directories empty.
> - [x] **7. Internet legs** : geohash channel over Tor (watch bootstrap), geo DM, Tor-off recovery, one bridge/courier drop leg if a third device is available.
> - [x] **8. Language picker** : switch to Persian, confirm RTL rendering on main surfaces, switch back.
> 
> 4a/4b are the only never-field-verified items; the rest is regression confirmation.
> 
> ### Submission steps (after the pass)
> 
> - [] Tag `v1.7.1` (SOURCE-MANIFEST.txt generates automatically via `.github/workflows/source-manifest.yml`)
> - [] Publish GitHub release (curated security/reliability header + auto changelog); release notes MUST carry the #1431 device-bound keychain copy — identity no longer survives device migration or reinstall
> - [] Archive, upload, submit with the App Store "what's new" copy
> 
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