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What chat software do people here use? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Xer0@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Hi guys, I want to communicate with people here via chat if possible, and just wondering what people here are using?

I want to use a protocol if possible, and definitely not discord or some other software run by a corporation. Obviously IRC was the thing to use back in the day. Do people still use it or something else?

I love the fediverse and the idea of getting away from the big tech companies, and am looking for whatever real time chat software is recommended right now. Thanks.

Edit: Setup on Matrix, thanks guys! @xero-:matrix.org hit me up if you want!

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[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's a space in your settings for your Matrix username and that creates a secure messages link in your profile, so Matrix is a key part of Lemmy, providing end-to-end encrypted messaging (a bit like WhatsApp but you don't need to give anyone your phone number, so, yeah, like.IRC and XMPP back in the day).

I also argue here that it should be useful for moderator teams on lathe communities as you can create private spaces and rooms within it to thrash out any issues.

[–] Xer0@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Nice, will definitely look into matrix.