I am not sure if threatens is the right word. Their whole service model is incompatibilie witch such law, they have to quit EU if chat control is passed.
Odd comment. You may be in a bubble, I may too, they're different bubbles: I do signal with fellow geeks in ietf and related contexts, with family, and newspapers use it rather than telegram for tips. They're in europe.
It didn't get traction in your circuit. It's used heavily by politicians.
I think Meredith is doing a fine job advocating for the fundamentals here.