Twitter founder Jack Dorsey has announced another new communication platform. This application called Bitchat draws attention with its structure that can work without an internet connection and offers messaging via Bluetooth. Bitchat, the latest in Dorsey’s initiatives focused on decentralized technologies, is currently being tested in beta.
Internet-free and decentralized messaging application Bitchat announced
The application uses Bluetooth mesh networks in message transmission. In this way, devices can send messages without internet even at distances exceeding 300 meters by establishing chained connections to each other. Thanks to this infrastructure provided by technology, the application can also work in situations such as natural disasters, communication infrastructure collapses or censorship.
Bitchat protects communication with end-to-end encryption support. Thanks to this structure, only the sender and the receiver can access the messages. Due to the architecture of the system, messages do not pass through any central server.
According to the shared technical documents, the application does not need a central server, user account, e-mail address or phone number. Users do not need to share any personal data when creating their identities. In this respect, Bitchat stands out from existing popular messaging applications in terms of data security and privacy.
The application also includes some features that will enhance the user experience. Users can create “rooms” around certain topics and invite other users to these rooms by tagging them.
Rooms can be protected with passwords and all data can be deleted instantly with three taps with “panic mode”. There is also a feature to add to favorites among messages; thanks to this, important messages can be stored and forwarded later.
Dorsey currently serves as the CEO of Block and has recently focused particularly on decentralized systems. He had laid the foundations of similar structures in projects such as Bluesky, which he founded after leaving Twitter. Bitchat stands out as a version of the same understanding adapted to the messaging field.
It is not known when Bitchat, which does not have a definite release date yet, will be made available to general use. However, based on the data obtained during the testing process, it is stated that the application can function as an alternative communication tool in geographies where access to the connection infrastructure is limited or in extraordinary conditions. Jack Dorsey’s latest move could herald a new era in modern communications, both in terms of privacy and accessibility.
