Published date: 29 January 2021 16:40 UTC | Last update: 1 month 3 weeks ago Like many people across the globe, Iranians have been spooked by WhatsApp's recent announcement that it would be sharing data with parent company Facebook. In response, they have been flooding to the messaging app's rival, Signal. This month, Signal became the most-downloaded app in Iran. On Monday, it was suddenly blocked and removed from local Android markets. Ever since Signal simultaneously hit #1 on the ���� Play Store and #1 on the ���� government's block list, we've been working around ���� censorship. Unable to stop registration, the IR censors are now dropping all Signal traffic. Iranian people deserve privacy. We haven't given up.— Signal (@signalapp) January 25, 2021