What makes you think this is ineptitude? They know exactly what they're doing.
The mistake HN commenters make is thinking "But TLS is encryption too! They can't ban Signal without also banning TLS!". They absolutely can if they want to.
Sorry, ineptitude was perhaps the wrong word. But I'm sure people know what I'm getting at.
Sorry, ineptitude was perhaps the wrong word. But I'm sure people know what I'm getting at.