Happy #GlobalSwitchDay
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The point is that you can invite the people in your life to try it out. Just like Facebook in the early days. Except it doesn’t have the hostile UX of Facebook.
Good point, thats the correct way to look at it.
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they don't have it on the new app yet, and it's not super intuitive to begin with compared to signal or whatsapp
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matrix and xmpp just don't have the intuitive onboarding that signal has when coming from whatsapp
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Signal is centralised.
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techgal*
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Signal is centralised.
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the new cryptographic protocol protects metadata, like signal. the servers know nothing about any encrypted chats
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Haha awesome. Thanks for sharing your videos
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Kinda feels like bluesky is already going to hell in a handbasket, so maybe not.
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Only time I have the problem is when people attach large files. While is the same problem with other "IM" methods.
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You're welcome
(btw, nice username)Yeah they've tried to make it as similar as whatsapp. But it's hard convincing your entire family to switch again after signal just because you found a cool new app to switch to, lol
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While not part of the fediverse if you want Twitter like activity I would suggest BlueSky. However I am also on Mastodon and I find it to have plenty of activity. It’s not the fire hose that Twitter is but to me that makes it much more manageable.
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Scan a QR isn't difficult, there are also tantum links
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George Takei is active of mastodon. There are many journalists and scientists. Tons of developers. A few small celebs. Also, many people I don't want to be here are not here. That's a plus for me.
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My personal opinion is that Threema is still a viable alternative to WhatsApp. The app is open-source, there's even a 'libre' variant on F-Droid. The service is proprietary though. The jurisdiction (Switzerland) seems more trustworthy currently. I don't really understand the business model of Threema: It seems like they have some revenue from a commercial service "Threema Work". The initial cost for purchasing an app license does not really contribute to sustainability I guess. I suspect it is more for making scams more expensive. I hope they can be sustainable from that and don't need to start doing shit.
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Scan a QR isn't difficult, there are also tantum links
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I really hope they stand strong. We need some influential entities standing up to the shit going on.
Sadly, given the current situation in the US I have to assume that the Trump gang will sooner or later try to crack down on Signal. Who knows, forcing them to give out meta data to identify dissidents etc.At least the open-source app makes me hope that there's a little less nasty things they can do than Facebook/Whatsapp.
