Cambodian leader Hun Sen has recently thrown his support behind a new messaging app called CoolApp, designed to rival popular platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram. The app has raised concerns among critics who fear it could be used by the government to monitor and suppress political discussions within the country.
Hun Sen, a long-standing figure in Cambodian politics, emphasized the importance of national security in promoting CoolApp, stating that it would make it challenging for external interference in the country's information flow. The app's founder, Lim Cheavutha, has reassured users that CoolApp does not monitor, collect, or store user data, and employs end-to-end encryption to ensure message and call security.
