MobileGizmodoabout 1 hour ago
Bitchat Tops French App Store Amid Riots
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Jack Dorsey's peer-to-peer app Bitchat reached number one in France's Social Networking category on October 22, 2026. This surge followed nationwide protests on October 17th involving over 1,800 arrests and a nearly ten-hour Orange mobile network outage on October 21st. Former Prime Minister Gabriel Attal advocated for temporary social media blocks during the unrest.
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