Pro-ISIS Tech Group Publishes Tutorial On Using Decentralized Encrypted Chat App Riot.im, Highlights Its Advantages Over Telegram, Other Social Media Platforms

October 24, 2017

On October 23, 2017, the pro-Islamic State (ISIS) tech entity Electronic Horizon Foundation (EHF) published a tutorial on using the chat app Riot.im.

Riot.im is a decentralized and encrypted chat platform that is based on Matrix, a decentralized open standard communication platform.

A day later, EHF explained its support for Riot.im, noting user privacy concerns with regard to Telegram and other social media platforms, while pointing to the user's ability to control the servers on which their Riot.im data is stored as the main advantage that Riot.im has over the other platforms.

EHF's "comprehensive guide" on Riot.im. The full text of this report is available to MEMRI Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor subscribers. Subscription information is available at this link. JTTM subscribers can visit this page to view the report.

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