How is Bitchat different from Briar? Doesn't it offer the same functionality?
Last week, we observed a sudden spike in bitchat downloads from Indonesia during nationwide protests.
Today we're seeing an even bigger spike from Nepal during youth protests over government corruption and a social media ban.
Freedom tech is for the people. Please share. These people are using Nostr now.
Links
Official website: http://bitchat.free
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bitchat-mesh/id6748219622
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bitchat.droid
Discussion
Yes albeit briar doesn't really have users and its permissioned (requires to scan qr code to the other phone) whilst bitchat is fully open, which works better during protests etc. (bitchat is more like the old firechat, but then open source)