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[perfectly_boiled_pizza@lemmy.world]

I think you may have misunderstood what I wrote.

Snapchat makes money through showing you ads. RCS is something very different. It is not social media. RCS has no ads in the same way that SMS has no ads.

Telecom providers have to spend money to support RCS. Telecom providers don't want to spend money on RCS if it's not going to earn them money. They believe RCS is not going to earn them money because the customers aren't interested. The customers aren't interested because they can already chat with each other through social media and chat apps.

[nudenewt@lemm.ee]

[nudenewt@lemm.ee]

What are some good examples of apks to use in regards to this use-case?

[astro_ray@piefed.social]

I don't know if you know about it, but there's this new community [email protected]
They got some nice discussion about how to on-board more people on here.

[suoko@feddit.it]

So google is just loosing money with their Jibe servers?
There is no ads there.
I guess they can make money with RCS business accounts if they wanted.

But let's get back to the fediverse question, google manages RCS by providing jibe servers for mobile operators right? Because they were lazy to .manage it (and they're not that techy when it comes to servers probably, they're good with antenna and similar mostly)
Can't anyone offer a jibe server for any mobile operator?
Google is not a global mobile provider at all.
What secret law is behind RCS?

[perfectly_boiled_pizza@lemmy.world]

[mitm0@lemmy.world]

Simplex is more like Briar or Cwtch

[mitm0@lemmy.world]

What is Sup ?

[breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca]

Not too much. Sup with you?

[mitm0@lemmy.world]

Nice one
Anyways, what is this "Sup" that people keep talking about ?
Is it another federated platform ?

[breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca]

Thanks for being a good sport. In these trying times we have to cherish every genuine updog moment we find ourselves in.

It's federated encrypted messaging

[suoko@feddit.it]

Is the RCS technology fully open source? If yes it could be nice to try to find a fediverse - friendly mobile operator willing to create a bridge...

[perfectly_boiled_pizza@lemmy.world]

It's not open source

[itjustdonn@slrpnk.net]

Good to know! Still new to the fediverse so I'm trying to get a good lay of the land in terms of what different platforms offer

[acockworkorange@mander.xyz]

Signal is just like WhatsApp. Same features. So yeah, that’s incorrect.

[jackalope@lemmy.ml]

Can you explain a little more what you mean?

[jagged_circle@feddit.nl]

The app requires code from Google that is not open source and has a history of being malware that invades your privacy and steals your data.

[jackalope@lemmy.ml]

I'm not aware of any code from Google it requires. What history of stealing data does signal have?

[jagged_circle@feddit.nl]

It requires google code yes

[jackalope@lemmy.ml]

Can you link me what you're talking about? I'm searching for it and having trouble finding the thing you're describing. The only info I find is about their spam detection (which I already knew about but doesn't sound like it's the thing you're talking about.)