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There will be a six-month period when law enforcement will hand out warning tickets. Starting Jan. 1, 2026, the fines will be $100.

I’m glad that it’s rightfully illegal now, but that seems like kind of a light consequence for endangering everyone around you.

The issue of centralization can be a problem, but in regards to metadata, sealed sender does a lot to prevent Signal’s servers from knowing who messages who, which makes Signal a lot more private than described here.