Talk:2019 Egyptian protests

PeerTube?
Is there any evidence of PeerTube being used to distribute the videos? A NYT article says that the videos seemed to disappear quickly, which makes it sound more like YouTube. PeerTube is integrated with the rest of the Fediverse (Mastodon (software), Diaspora (social network), ...) which is a decentralised network of online social networks, allowing users freedom to choose their server and software and privacy level, while still being able to easily interact with anyone else in the Fediverse, and most likely harder to censor than YouTube. So my guess is that PeerTube is probably not being used. Boud (talk) 22:31, 23 September 2019 (UTC)


 * Or are there sources talking about smartphone ad hoc networks (SPANs) being used, either Bluetooth or wi-fi? The current Hong Kong protests have sources talking about one type of Bluetooth software being used. The point of these networks is that they function directly between smartphones without needing either the mobile phone network or the Internet. The technology is quite new and experimental, but has been used several times in real life protests - according to sources in Wikipedia articles - since at least 2014 in Iraq, Hong Kong, Russia and the US. When authorities cut off the mobile network and/or the Internet, human rights activists can continue coordinating through SPANs running on software ("apps") such as Serval Project or Briar. So sources on this would be interesting for the article, especially since the EG authorities seem to be imposing media and partial internet bans. Authorities can't (it seems to me) stop SPANs unless they confiscate all batteries and turn off the electricity supply. Boud (talk) 23:24, 24 September 2019 (UTC) Boud (talk) 00:05, 25 September 2019 (UTC)