A vandalised bank during the 2019 protest. File photo: May James/HKFP. ZDNET RECOMMENDS Developing social channels based on exchanging a single message isn’t exactly new, of course. Back in 2014, the “Yo” app was launched with the sole purpose of enabling users to send each other the greeting “Yo.” The group’s featured image is of a Pepe frog yelling, often referred to as the “REEEEEEE” meme. Pepe the Frog was created back in 2005 by Matt Furie and has since become an internet symbol for meme culture and “degen” culture. End-to-end encryption is an important feature in messaging, as it's the first step in protecting users from surveillance.
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