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Which instant messenger do you use and recommend the most for general use? I read Dessalines essay about why Signal is bad, from these options SimpleX looks best to me. Thoughts?
Matrix, preferably self-hosted.
I use Telegram. The company is based outside the EU/US, so its unlikely that it would give any data to my government.
Hey in another comment you mentioned being from Germany, so I think this might be relevant to you
https://www.ndr.de/der_ndr/presse/mitteilungen/Ministerium-bestaetigt-erstmals-Telegram-gibt-Nutzerdaten-an-deutsche-Sicherheitsbehoerden,pressemeldungndr23418.html
Of cource Bundesinnenministerium aka the police is not really the most trustworthy source, but I just wanted to mention that in case you and others did not know about that.
What a shame. Luckily the numbers are very small, I hope it doesn't increase in the future.