#metaboycott — Public Fediverse posts

@mathzy
Nice work! Little help to avoid US chats...

#WhatsAppAlternatives #METABoycott #USAboycott

European privacy-friendly options, not an expert. What do you think about these?

🏆️️️️️️ SESSION 🇨🇭
Focus on high anonymity.
Decentralized network , easy to use.
No phone, ID or email required.
FREE

🎖️ SIMPLEX 🇬🇧
Focus on maximum privacy
No user IDs or phone numbers required. Looks bit more complex. FREE

🎖️DELTA CHAT 🇩🇪
Super easy. Sign up with nickname only. No user IDs or phone n. required.
Uses an anon_ mail protocol. FREE

🎖️ THREEMA 🇨🇭
Very popular in Germany
Uses anonymous 8-digit Threema ID. Proprietary code 1 x 5€

🐐ELEMENT X / MATRIX 🇬🇧
Federated. Communicate with anyone using Matrix protocol. A bit complex for the general public, some have bridge safety concerns. FREE

SIGNAL 🇺🇸 🚫
It's 🇺🇸 & requires a Phone N. Metadata concerns. OpenSource but centralized. FREE

Deeper dive on a post on my Mastodon. Currently in Italian, i'm translating to English and post it this afternoon

@EUCommission

#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.
FREE

🎖️ SIMPLEX 🇬🇧 *
Focus on maximum privacy
No user IDs or phone numbers required. Looks bit more complex. FREE

🎖️DELTA CHAT 🇩🇪 *
Super easy. Sign up with nickname only. No user IDs or phone n. required.
Uses mail protocol, some have security concerns. FREE

🎖️ THREEMA 🇨🇭**
Very popular in Germany
Uses anonymous 8-digit Threema ID. Proprietary code (but audited)
1 time 5€

🐐ELEMENT X / MATRIX 🇬🇧 *
Federated. Communicate with anyone using Matrix protocol. A bit complex for the general public, some have bridge safety concerns. FREE

SIGNAL 🇺🇸 🚫 *
It's 🇺🇸 & requires a Phone N. Metadata concerns. OpenSource but centralized. FREE

*Open Source
**Hybrid 50%-50%Proprietary

Comparison by
https://eylenburg.github.io/im_comparison.htm

@HennaVirkkunen

#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.
FREE

🎖️ SIMPLEX 🇬🇧 *
Focus on maximum privacy
No user IDs or phone numbers required. Looks bit more complex. FREE

🎖️DELTA CHAT 🇩🇪 *
Super easy to use, user can open an account just with a nick name. No user IDs or phone numbers required.
Uses mail protocol, some have security concerns. FREE

🎖️ THREEMA 🇨🇭**
Very popular in Germany
Uses anonymous 8-digit Threema ID. Proprietary code (but audited)
1 time 5€

ELEMENTx/MATRIX 🇬🇧 *
Federated. Communicate with anyone using Matrix protocol. Complex for the general public, some have bridge safety concerns. FREE

SIGNAL 🇺🇸 🚫 **
It's 🇺🇸 & requires a Phone N. Metadata concerns.FREE

*Open Source
**Hybrid OS 50%-50%Proprietary

Comparison
https://eylenburg.github.io/im_comparison.htm

@dansup

#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. FREE

🏆️ SIMPLEX 🇬🇧*
Focus on maximum privacy
No user IDs or phone numbers required.
Open Source. FREE

🎖️ THREEMA 🇨🇭***
Very popular in Germany
Uses anonymous 8-digit Threema ID. Proprietary code (but audited) 1 time 5€

DELTA CHAT 🇩🇪 *
Super easy to use, user can open an account just with a nick name. No user IDs or phone numbers required.
Open Source. FREE

ELEMENT / MATRIX 🇬🇧*
Perfect for secure communication.
Federated (choose your server).
Communicate with anyone using Matrix protocol applications. Open Source. FREE

SIGNAL 🇺🇸 🚫 ***
Requires a Phone, metadata concerns ‼️
FREE

*Open Source
**Proprietary
***Hybrid 50%-50%

Comparison by
https://
eylenburg.github.io/im_comparison.htm

Jos näyttää siltä, että tällä viikolla olen täällä koko ajan, niin... siihen on syynsä.
#MetaBoycott
https://medium.com/@cybergabi/a-week-without-meta-1acc285465f4

#Meta-#Boykott? Immer! Bei mir rund um die Uhr, sieben Tage die Woche, 365 Tage im Jahr (in Schaltjahren auch mehr). Es geht. Jeder Schritt zählt.

#metaboykott #metaboycott #deletewhatsapp #deletefacebook #deleteinstagram #deletethreads #unplugtrump #goeuropean #europeanalternatives #europäischealternativen #BoycottMeta #DigitalerWiderstand #StopBigTech

#Meta-#Boykott? Immer! Bei mir rund um die Uhr, sieben Tage die Woche, 365 Tage im Jahr (in Schaltjahren auch mehr). Es geht. Jeder Schritt zählt.

#metaboykott #metaboycott #deletewhatsapp #deletefacebook #deleteinstagram #deletethreads #unplugtrump #goeuropean #europeanalternatives #europäischealternativen

Diese Woche wegen #meta Boykott wieder mehr im #Fediverse. Postet mal, was das Zeug hält!
#metaboykott 5. - 11.5.! #metaboycott

Bin neu hier, wegen #metaboycott und sehr gespannt.
#doglover #motorbike #fitness #barbeque #gardening #gay #beard

So this is disappointing, especially the part about purchases and downloads:
https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-shows-user-revenue-gains-after-dei-moderation-policy-changes-2025-1

#MetaBoycott
#enshittification