@dansup sadly, friendica was badly broken when i tried it. and i thought one point of federating was you would only need one account on one service and you could interact with other services on the fediverse. is this not the case? i still dont know how it works because ive only tried to add ppl from bsky, and i guess thats not actually federated, so it requires a bridge i didnt want to mess with. i have a hard enough time finding friends on diff masto instances.

@dansup @matrix @xmpp

I believe Diaspora* needs to be included in the next edition of this graphic.

@dansup @matrix @xmpp

windows->LINUX
android->graphenOS
microsoft office->libre office

@dansup @matrix @xmpp

Linkedin -> https://nolto.social/

@dansup @matrix @xmpp session ??

@dansup @matrix @xmpp
Japanese owned Viber is a good alternative to WhatsApp.
You can setup so only people in your phone contacts in advance can send, so then no adverts. Group or individual, with a group moderator. Text, voice, images, file transfer and Video.
Encrypted.
Skype was OK till wrecked by MS. Now it's gone.

@dansup @matrix @xmpp Signal might get legit banned. Both in USA and EU, actually.

@dansup I'm not convinced that an ethical version of #TikTok is possible - the entire premise is loss of time and cognitive function to a series of utterly inane rubbish.

@dansup @matrix @xmpp Reddit -> Lemmy

@dansup Matrix crypto is bad. There are so many people recommending Signal alternatives with BAD cryptography just because it's not federated (some are even Signal forks with removed security features! ) that makes me urge two things:

One: pressure Signal into becoming federated.

Two: make people aware that there are plans to add E2EE to Mastodon and, IMHO, it will be better than Signal in some parts (e.g. on Signal you have to check safety numbers to see if no one is tampering with your connection, on Mastodon it will be automatic, like WhatsApp, but open-source, unlike WhatsApp).

@dansup @matrix @xmpp

I recently heard about the holochain (currently at the end of development) that will start to make possible to build your own local SELF-hosted, decentralized and encrypted chat room...

everything (redundancy mngt, encryption, storage split between servers, ...) will be made by terminal of members of the chat room and nobody else...

That could be the next revolution...

Exemple :
https://volla.online/en/volla-cloud/

@dansup @matrix @xmpp

digg ---> reddit

whops wrong decade!

@dansup But what if “we” don’t want the people left on X? 😉

@dansup @matrix @xmpp What about Olvid instead of Signal? Any experience? (We are testing it at home these days.)

@dansup I forgot about Friendica when researching FB alternatives for community org! Thank you!

@dansup
> * - I know signal isn't federated, consider @matrix or @xmpp alternatively

How about pointing to https://quicksy.im/ rather than Signal? And @snikket_im for those who prefer #selfhosting ?

#Quicksy is by far the easiest way to get into #XMPP, and it behaves like WhatsApp (and Signal) users expect, with automatic contact discovery.

We need truly open instant messaging, not more walled gardens. However much good Signal has done for privacy in IM, it is *not* the golden answer to WhatsApp, Telegram, and all the other monolithic platforms.

@daniel
@matrix @xmpp

@dansup @matrix @xmpp Brother, how to fight the "Network Effect" that these Tech Giants' apps already have?

@dansup Thank you!

@dansup How is @supapp progressing?

@dansup @matrix @xmpp

#WhatsAppAlternatives #METABoycott #USAboycott

European privacy-friendly options, I’m not an expert. What do you think about these? Did I miss anything?

🏆️ SESSION 🇨🇭*
Focus on high anonymity.
Decentralized network , easy to use.
No phone, ID or email required.Open Source.

🏆️ SIMPLEX 🇬🇧*
Focus on maximum privacy
No user IDs or phone numbers Open Source.

🎖️ THREEMA 🇨🇭***
Very popular in Germany
Uses anonymous 8-digit Threema ID. Proprietary code (but audited)

ELEMENT / MATRIX 🇬🇧*
Great for teams and communities (like Discord/Teams) Federated (choose your server) Open Source

DELTA CHAT 🇩🇪 *
Open Source. Requires an emaill and a phone n. to open an email. in some countries (e.g., Italy), an ID is required to purchase a SIM card; problems related to metadata.‼️

SIGNAL 🇺🇸 🚫 ***
Requires a Phone, metadata concerns ‼️

*Open Source
**Proprietary
***Hybrid 50%-50%

Comparison by
https://
eylenburg.github.io/im_comparison.htm

@dansup @matrix @xmpp Part of me wish I had all of these services, but just one identity/login between them.

@dansup I would add Odysee instead of Youtube 🤓

@dansup fixed one of the images for you

@dansup @matrix @xmpp I wish people would use Simple X en masse instead of WhatsApp.

@dansup LinkedIn → ? Someone should do that, just sayin’

@dansup @matrix @xmpp signal still just crashes on startup on my Huawei phone. It apparently uses google APIs so it certainly isn't escaping from BigTech.

@dansup I have been using Matrix on FluffyChat and Element X instead of WhatsApp and it's just amazing. I prefer it to Signal.

@dansup

> Federated

Signal??? really???

more like The Great Joke 🤡

@dansup

And
Pivix To Misskey
Misskey To Sharkey
Reddit To Lemmy

@dansup friendica is horrible. just horrible, the other apps are great, but still have weird flaws. like in mastodon, if I see a post that is really really really really long it takes forever to scroll past it, especially if this person spams. there is no "see more" text to a long text. and in mastodon just replying to you, is a small window to the left of the post.

peertube won't won't without money for the creators, somehow.

@dansup I knew about John Mastodon, but now John Peertube?

@dansup Signal is good but i'd say Session is the best in my opinion

@dansup Whatsapp -> @xmpp

@dansup Add
Discord/slack -> @matrix