>With the spread of misinformation and rage using messaging apps that have literally resulted in people getting killed by mobs (see for example https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/07/18/technology/wh...) maybe we should re-evaluate our belief that making it impossible for governments to see what is spreading through messaging apps is an unmitigated good?
People get killed by mobs in China[1] as well, a country which backdoors all major social networks (Weibo etc) + at network edge (great firewall).