Yeah, that could have used a citation indeed. I use Moxie [0] because he is a face to a popular messaging app (Signal [1]), and I think it is important to realize he is the brain behind this wonderful creation.
Try putting yourself in his shoes as the government contemplates publicly about how they are going to force some changes to the project you build based on your very private vision of privacy and subsequently made available for free to millions, based on your hard work.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moxie_Marlinspike
[1]: https://www.signal.org/