On the contrary, this is proof that they do.
Their only chance is to make it impossible for us to communicate with each other, and this is why they are doing this.
yes, comms are critical, so we fight to build comms in any way we can, but any comms platform that asks you to identify yourself by phone number and id is going to be a honey pot for swamp hackers to get that data.
easier to hang a sign round your neck.
There are comms, think your own safety first and that of your family, Zero personal info.... Zero.
always connect to anything with a VPN and tor, slow? ..so what, no streaming cat vids, who gives a rats azz, we are now in it for our lives.... comms is text, information and morale.
that is all.