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[โ€“] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

EDIT I misunderstood the post, this is what you're using, not what you're recommending, sorry about that!
I will still include my original comment below.

Still, I use and can recommend XMPP and the provider magicbroccoli.de! Arne the admin is also a swell guy!


Bold move recommending US Signal over European Telegram!

I'd personally trust neither very much; one's US funded and the other clearly not as secure outside โ€œsecret chatsโ€.

But what about Threema? Or a European XMPP provider like the excellent magicbroccoli.de?

[โ€“] Zwiebel@feddit.org 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

magicbroccoli.de

Tell me you're for weed dealers without telling me you're for weed dealers xD

[โ€“] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 1 points 7 hours ago

I was thinking the same, but I've not seen anyone seeming like a weed dealer so far. I think it's just a case of German humour ๐Ÿ˜‹

[โ€“] mattyroses@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

any reason for XMPP over Matrix?

[โ€“] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 1 points 7 hours ago

Hm fair point!

XMPP is focused on personal chats, calls and group chats. It's a better drop-in replacement for Messenger, WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal.

Matrix is great too, although it's focused on channel-based, administrated chat rooms. It's got a higher barrier of entry but is an excellent replacement for Discord, Teams and Slack for managing companies and other organised groups.

They fill in different use cases and are both excellent decentralised services with the possibility to avoid non-European digital services!