Happy #GlobalSwitchDay

[breadcat@sh.itjust.works]

the new cryptographic protocol protects metadata, like signal. the servers know nothing about any encrypted chats

[meldrik@lemmy.wtf]

Haha awesome. Thanks for sharing your videos

[mrpenguinsky@lemmy.world]

Kinda feels like bluesky is already going to hell in a handbasket, so maybe not.

[walrusdragononabike@reddthat.com]

Only time I have the problem is when people attach large files. While is the same problem with other "IM" methods.

[fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

You're welcome (btw, nice username)

Yeah they've tried to make it as similar as whatsapp. But it's hard convincing your entire family to switch again after signal just because you found a cool new app to switch to, lol

[stevo887@lemmings.world]

While not part of the fediverse if you want Twitter like activity I would suggest BlueSky. However I am also on Mastodon and I find it to have plenty of activity. It’s not the fire hose that Twitter is but to me that makes it much more manageable.

[solarpunker@slrpnk.net]

Scan a QR isn't difficult, there are also tantum links

[meldrik@lemmy.wtf]

People moving from Xitter to Bluesky don’t understand why they moved. They have no clue.

[astro_ray@piefed.social]

George Takei is active of mastodon. There are many journalists and scientists. Tons of developers. A few small celebs. Also, many people I don't want to be here are not here. That's a plus for me.

[teri@discuss.tchncs.de]

My personal opinion is that Threema is still a viable alternative to WhatsApp. The app is open-source, there's even a 'libre' variant on F-Droid. The service is proprietary though. The jurisdiction (Switzerland) seems more trustworthy currently. I don't really understand the business model of Threema: It seems like they have some revenue from a commercial service "Threema Work". The initial cost for purchasing an app license does not really contribute to sustainability I guess. I suspect it is more for making scams more expensive. I hope they can be sustainable from that and don't need to start doing shit.

[e8d79@discuss.tchncs.de]

With Signal you just have to install the App and make an account to start chatting with your friends and family. SimpleX requires me to send a link or QR code to everybody I want to interact with. You will have a hard time convincing anyone to do that. Compare that to the first Twitter exodus, people chose Bluesky over Mastodon because picking a server was 'difficult'. The average person doesn't care about technology at all and will always pick the path of least resistance.

[pineapplelover@lemm.ee]

I find youtube to be the hardest one on this list

[teri@discuss.tchncs.de]

I really hope they stand strong. We need some influential entities standing up to the shit going on.
Sadly, given the current situation in the US I have to assume that the Trump gang will sooner or later try to crack down on Signal. Who knows, forcing them to give out meta data to identify dissidents etc.

At least the open-source app makes me hope that there's a little less nasty things they can do than Facebook/Whatsapp.

[pineapplelover@lemm.ee]

Yeah it's a bit off if we're emphasizing a switch to fediverse specifically and not better alternatives in general.

[sexual_tomato@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

It's free in the US, so there's ~360 million potential users they decided to make things harder for

[nighth4wk@discuss.tchncs.de]

You're right. It does not fit the initial picture.

[secret300@lemmy.sdf.org]

Okay my bad let me make another comment saying

"Signal isn't federated"

There happy?

[acockworkorange@mander.xyz]

I know, I’m not even going to try. I can already hear the crying and gnashing of teeth.

[syrc@lemmy.world]

Based on what? It’s not like you can immediately notice if your data is being stolen.

[shape4985@lemmy.ml]

Agreed as peertube is great the creators i enjoy to watch dont upload there