Let's play a game that is not a game: I'm curious what people are using for secure communications these days for groups where Signal is *not* an option (ie.

[mousyaesthete@tech.lgbt]

@sam but your problem is really hard because you want to replace Signal without introducing the problems Signal was designed to solve

[sam@social.coop]

@MousyAesthete Yah, Signal probably is the correct choice here, maybe I could have just rephrased it as "Signal alternatives that work on more devices", but I am curious what other systems people will come up with that I don't know about.

[nemobis@mamot.fr]

@sam How is communication first established with those unknown parties? Can they provide an email address, for example?

[sam@social.coop]

@nemobis no preference, it could require exchanging emails or addresses or something, just so long as it's not locked into "people you invite to this specific group get access to everything" ala. Discord