When thousands of young protesters gathered at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar recently, one unexpected piece of technology stole the spotlight. It wasn’t a social media app or a livestream. It was Bitchat, a messaging app that doesn’t need mobile data, Wi-Fi or even a phone network.AdvertisementSoon after reports emerged that some protesters had used it during temporary Internet restrictions, the Union Government directed GitHub to remove its source code repositories, citing national security concerns. The episode once again raises an intriguing question: how do governments regulate technology that doesn’t rely on the Internet at all?AdvertisementMesh messaging modelImagine WhatsApp deciding to ditch…