How was Zello used in the “freedom convoy?”Īcross Canada, multiple Zello channels have popped up as a tool for organizing the “freedom convoy” protests or blockades. It’s also possible to send texts and images through the app. Some of these channels are public, meaning anyone can join and listen in at a capacity of up to 7,000 users. However, public channels, like the ones used for organizing the “freedom convoy” that allow people to share messages in a large group are not encrypted. Private voice messages on the app are end-to-end encrypted - meaning they are protected to prevent data from being read or secretly changed by anyone other than the users in conversation.
Unlike standard calls, the app requires an internet connection either through a service provider or Wi-Fi, and connects users across the world. Similar to walkie-talkies, the app allows for easy, chat room style communication between users or with a larger group of people through channels. Zello is an instant communication, push-to-talk live voice app that can be downloaded on a smartphone. The “freedom convoy” is also using Zello as a tool to muster morale and a sort of kinship among protesters, with members participating in everything from national anthem sing-a-longs to consulting one another on which eateries will allow people to dine without a vaccine passport.
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With the “freedom convoy” siege in Ottawa and blockade on the Ambassador Bridge, Ontario has called a state of emergency, awaiting an injunction hearing to determine if police can forcibly move drivers off the roads.īut just how did these demonstrations come to be? A big part of the organization for protest leaders of the “freedom convoy” across Canada was through the communication app Zello - which coordinated the meeting of hundreds of truck drivers and their supporters to specific locations.
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