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#SIGNAL 🇺🇸 🚫
It is 🇺🇸 and requires a Phone Number. Metadata concerns. OpenSource but centralized. Warning: it uses "Big Tech" servers (Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, or Oracle). FREE & 100% Open Source BUT centralized on its own servers in the USA owned by big tech. It just takes any random blonde fascist pressing the red button and POOF you no longer have an app to chat with..

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#SESSION 🇨🇭🔒️

The strength: Anonymity and Decentralization. Session is probably the most "hardcore" privacy option on this list. How it works: It doesn't use your phone number. It uses a decentralized network (Loki, similar to Tor) to hide your IP address and your geographical location. Messages are routed through multiple nodes (servers) scattered around the world, making it almost impossible to trace who is sending the message and who is receiving it..

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#ChatApps #AppDiChat #Berichtenapps #WhatsappAlternatives #SignalAlternatives

@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

I'm currently filling in for a colleague and suggested I take a look at open source on site. I showed #fdroid , #deltachat / #ArcaneChat , #simpmusic & of course #mastodon or #bluesky. People were really excited. You just have to show people the alternatives.

#googlealternatives #Googledropouts #WhatsAppalternatives #MetaAlternatives

I'm currently filling in for a colleague and suggested I take a look at open source on site. I showed #fdroid , #deltachat / #ArcaneChat , #simpmusic & of course #mastodon or #bluesky. People were really excited. You just have to show people the alternatives.

#googlealternatives #Googledropouts #WhatsAppalternatives #MetaAlternatives

I'm currently filling in for a colleague and suggested I take a look at open source on site. I showed #fdroid , #deltachat / #ArcaneChat , #simpmusic & of course #mastodon or #bluesky. People were really excited. You just have to show people the alternatives.

#googlealternatives #Googledropouts #WhatsAppalternatives #MetaAlternatives

I'm currently filling in for a colleague and suggested I take a look at open source on site. I showed #fdroid , #deltachat / #ArcaneChat , #simpmusic & of course #mastodon or #bluesky. People were really excited. You just have to show people the alternatives.

#googlealternatives #Googledropouts #WhatsAppalternatives #MetaAlternatives

I'm currently filling in for a colleague and suggested I take a look at open source on site. I showed #fdroid , #deltachat / #ArcaneChat , #simpmusic & of course #mastodon or #bluesky. People were really excited. You just have to show people the alternatives.

#googlealternatives #Googledropouts #WhatsAppalternatives #MetaAlternatives

@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