Happy #GlobalSwitchDay

[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

[shape4985@lemmy.ml]

There is also simplex chat

[theloweststone@lemmy.world]

Youtube is the only one on this list that I use and I only use it with an ad blocker.

[hobbsc@lemmy.sdf.org]

I use threema with family but getting others to use yet another app (especially for thin social connections) is difficult.

Depends on your threat model though, I guess.

[jake_farm@sopuli.xyz]

The post says "fediverse" which by its very name implies they are all interconnected.

[solarpunker@slrpnk.net]

It require literally a minute, also creating an account isn't a thing people like to do.

[lovablesidekick@lemmy.world]

Then it's official. SMS is so ass, one cannot even.

[const_void@lemmy.ml]

PeerTube appears to be completely devoid of content

[filthmontane@lemmy.world]

Based on the interaction with the app. The features are extensive. There's no ads. My data has most likely been leaked by American companies anyways, so what's the big deal?

[autonomoususer@lemmy.world]

Signal is not federated.

[bruisedmoose@piefed.social]

I've been looking for something to track my physical book, music, and game collections. An instance of this might work nicely. Thanks!

[sunshine@lemmy.ca]

This is such a beautiful guide!

[sunshine@lemmy.ca]

I don’t get the joke

[e8d79@discuss.tchncs.de]

True which is why WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Telegram still reign supreme. Don't forget that its a minute for each person I want to contact, why bother if I already have the phone number of everybody I know. SimpleX targets a different market than the previously mentioned Messengers and that's OK but it also means its a no-go for anyone outside that market. Signal on the other hand is targeting the same market and thus is a viable alternative and for that reason I could convince my friends and family including my grandmother to use it instead.