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Dessalines - Why not Signal? (dessalines.github.io)

submitted 3 years ago by dessalines@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] roastpotatothief@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago (1 children)

matrix, jitsi, etc, are very different types if platform from signal. if you just want signal but without all the problems, it's Wire.

but if you want my opinion - the only thing that matters is bridging. none of these small networks can succeed unless they can bridge to the others and to email. bridging is subverting the network effect to combine the small players and help them destroy the big players.

[–] Echedenyan@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 years ago (1 children)

Are you really recommending Wire after years of not taking care of their users?

I stopped making reports and using it 2 years ago when they changed parent company, upgraded their ToS to notify they could cancel or ban the service for countries which don't generate profit for them or under law and because they started ignoring bug reports sending by email an automatic reply that they "were dedicated to the enterprise edition and delaying the personal edition support".

[–] roastpotatothief@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 years ago

I didn't know about any of that. TBH this subject comes up a lot on lemmy and you're the first to mention those things.

I've not noticed any bugginess or lack-of-support type problems.

TBH those complaints don't even sound that bad! compared against the problems the other messaging apps (inc signal) have.