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- dielinke@feddit.org
- Antikapitalismus
- cross-posted to:
- dielinke@feddit.org
- Antikapitalismus
Let’s see if this finally gets people to switch. Remember to warn them about Telegram (not private and not EU friendly).
Let’s see if this finally gets people to switch. Remember to warn them about Telegram (not private and not EU friendly).
Would you mind linking this please? I’ve been looking for a WhatsApp replacement, EU based ideally, any other options you know of?
Fluffy Chat
Matrix Protocol
Matrix Official Website
Matrix is a secure decentralized protocol that has third-party apps.
You can try out the instances: Tchncs.de 🇩🇪 and Tedomum.net 🇫🇷
The sidebar has more options for you to check out.
If you want a EU-based messenger I suggest Threema. The key-management aspect of it is kind of annoying, but it’s still leagues better than Matrix in terms of feature completenes, usability and just general polish.
Matrix in its current state is a toy for nerds who are ready to dive into the jankiness and can spare the time to fix their broken messenger every once in a while. Amd the best part is, Matrix itself isn’t even usable. It has no UI, it’s just the protocoll. So you need some third party app to be able to even use it. And not a single one of these apps implements all of the features of the protocoll.
Realistically, the majority of people will not switch to threema @ €5.99. It’s already extremely difficult to get people to leave WhatsApp. They’re not going to pay for it.
https://european-alternatives.eu/category/instant-messaging-apps
Signal isn’t EU based, but afaik not profiteering or harvesting data.
EDIT:
There are quite a few EU based according to this.
https://alternativeto.net/software/facebook-messenger/?origin=eu
https://alternativeto.net/software/whatsapp/?origin=eu
If anything is gonna replace Whatsapp it’s gonna be Signal. At least going by what’s currently available.