- The Indian government removed BitChat from app stores, deleted its GitHub source code, and blocked its domains, illustrating a coordinated attack on digital freedom.
- BitChat's P2P and E2EE architecture keeps the app technically working for existing users, but lack of updates and peer discovery makes it fragile for average users.
- Open source code is resilient due to copies, but technical survival does not ensure social survival if users cannot easily bypass blocks.
- The idea that open source guarantees security is misleading; it builds trust but doesn't protect access, as infrastructure like app stores and DNS can be controlled.