Alex Akselrod
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Raphael Lullis
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Russia blocks WhatsApp, https://thehill.com/policy/international/5736203-russia-blocks-whatsapp-meta/.
> Officials in Moscow encouraged WhatsApp users to vacate the platform and use the state-sponsored Max messaging app instead.
How kind. They have developed a messenger for their own citizens.
By the way: it’s harder to block a decentralized messaging network. You can try #Matrix (see matrix.org), open source, self-hostable, free, end-to-end encrypted.
Russia blocks WhatsApp, https://thehill.com/policy/international/5736203-russia-blocks-whatsapp-meta/.
> Officials in Moscow encouraged WhatsApp users to vacate the platform and use the state-sponsored Max messaging app instead.
How kind. They have developed a messenger for their own citizens.
By the way: it’s harder to block a decentralized messaging network. You can try #Matrix (see matrix.org), open source, self-hostable, free, end-to-end encrypted.
Gina
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Matrix is quietly becoming the chat layer for governments chasing digital sovereignty, https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/09/matrix_element_secure_chat/.
Matrix is quietly becoming the chat layer for governments chasing digital sovereignty, https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/09/matrix_element_secure_chat/.
The Matrix.org Foundation
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TIL @EUCommission is trialing #Matrix protocol as a sovereign backup to Microsoft Teams
https://www.euractiv.com/news/commission-trials-european-open-source-communications-software/
TIL @EUCommission is trialing #Matrix protocol as a sovereign backup to Microsoft Teams
https://www.euractiv.com/news/commission-trials-european-open-source-communications-software/
The only relevant feature for any instant messaging app (or social app, for that matter) is: Are my friends using it? People will gladly overlook minor inconsistencies or missing features as long as they can communicate with their friends. We shouldn’t recommend #Signal as a stepping stone before Jabber/XMPP becomes "good enough," if goodness is defined by the number of people using it.
@ozoned yep #OSM is @openstreetmap! I am new to #PeerTube - can you do live streaming on it with #OBS?
@mvexel@en.osm.town PeerTube does support livestreaming and it can even save directly to the PeerTube channel. However, TubeFree.org doesn't have Livestreaming at this time, because I'd need someone to monitor channels and it's just me. 😊
I'm more than happy to set one up or help you set one up for you. It'd cost VPS fees obviously. IDK what you're looking for.
There's also #Owncast . This is what a lot of the #freeStreamers I know use to stream and then also record the Video and edit it or upload it to Peertube. And we can help you with any of that. 😊
Just let me know. I'm also on #Matrix , #Signal or even #Discord if you need.
Sabrina Web :privacypride: 📎
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Check: securemessagingapps.com rate 🟩=3 🟨=1 🟥=0 Results = 86 #ThreemaApp = most secure #Messenger 78 #SimpleX Chat 76 #Session 76 #Signal 66 #Wire 55 #Element / #Matrix 36 #Apple #iMessage 26 #Telegram 25 #WhatsApp 25 #Facebook Mess.
Might be a good time to download an encrypted, decentralized messaging app. Here’s some options:
Element Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Linux, Web element.io
Session Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Linux getsession.org
Wire Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Linux, Web wire.com
Threema Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Linux threema.ch
Ricochet Windows, macOS, Linux (Desktop only) ricochet.im
Check: securemessagingapps.com rate 🟩=3 🟨=1 🟥=0 Results = 86 #ThreemaApp = most secure #Messenger 78 #SimpleX Chat 76 #Session 76 #Signal 66 #Wire 55 #Element / #Matrix 36 #Apple #iMessage 26 #Telegram 25 #WhatsApp 25 #Facebook Mess.