Jack Dorsey Bitchat app

Internet shutdowns in Iran and Uganda have fuelled a surge in downloads of Bitchat, a messaging app created by former Twitter founder Jack Dorsey. The communications app works without the Internet or central servers. Users are not required to share phone numbers or email IDs. The decentralised, peer-to-peer messaging app recently rose to the top of Apple’s and Google’s app stores in Uganda ahead of a contentious election, which ultimately resulted in the return of President Yoweri Museveni for a seventh term. The app, which was announced in July 2025, recorded more than 28,000 downloads this year, according to research…