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From that point we have zero trust to any provider and can believe only in selfhost xmpp,matrix,irc
The hardest part is the social aspect.
It was like pulling teeth to get my immediate family on Signal as it stands and I had to drop many contacts who refused to move.
How do we go forward?
Seriously. Even my more paranoid, conspiracy-prone family have such mediocre tech literacy that getting them on Signal requires an in-person visit, and something like being off Windows 11 and trying Linux, even Mint, is beyond the pale.
FB has the Boomers locked in for the rest of their lives. But until age verification blows a hole in the walled gardens, it's the singular mass of users that keeps those platforms as anchors.
IMO, train the kids. Help them before they F their lives up. It's too late to help some people.
Not decentralised, but the best option out there that "just works" IMO. I'm also pushing for signal, like people has to be told they can use both ABC-Crap-messenger and Signal...
It says in the article Signal is set to be forced to adhere to the message-scanning rules, too.
I’m tired of the global fascist speed run, to be honest.
Signal said they will exit EU if the law passes.
https://xcancel.com/mer__edith/status/1796508893822238881