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

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This is an opportunity for any users, server admins, or interested third parties to ask anything they'd like to @nutomic@lemmy.ml and I about Lemmy. This includes its development and future, as well as wider issues relevant to the social media landscape today.

Note: This will be the thread tmrw, so you can use this thread to ask and vote on questions beforehand.

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[–] jack@monero.town 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

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?

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 27 points 1 year ago

Matrix, preferably self-hosted.

[–] nutomic@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I use Telegram. The company is based outside the EU/US, so its unlikely that it would give any data to my government.

[–] punkisundead@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

Erstmals hat das Bundesinnenministerium (BMI) bestätigt, dass der Messengerdienst Telegram Nutzerdaten an deutsche Ermittlungsbehörden übermittelt hat

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.

[–] nutomic@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

What a shame. Luckily the numbers are very small, I hope it doesn't increase in the future.