The Great Migration 🚀
X ➡️ https://joinmastodon.org
IG ➡️ https://pixelfed.org
FB ➡️ https://friendi.ca
TikTok ➡️ https://joinloops.org
YouTube ➡️ https://joinpeertube.org
WhatsApp ➡️ https://signal.org
Ethical. Federated*. Open.
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* - I know signal isn't federated, consider @matrix or @xmpp alternatively
#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