It makes certain users less safe in certain situations.

E2E makes political activists and anti-chinese dissidents safer, at the cost of making children less safe. Whether this is a worthwhile tradeoff is a political, not technical decision, but if we claim that there are any absolutes here, we just make sure that we'll never be taken seriously by anybody who matters.

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khalic 8 hours ago | parent [-]

Claiming e2e makes children less safe is flat out dishonest. And the irony of you criticising “absolutes” after trying to pass one is just delicious.

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gzread 8 hours ago | parent [-]

What are children at risk of, when E2EE is used?

What are children at risk of, when E2EE is not used?

	▲	roughly 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> What are children at risk of, when E2EE is used? Potential exposure to abusive adults. > What are children at risk of, when E2EE is not used? State-sanctioned violence.
	▲	reactordev 7 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		This is the argument they can’t have…