Decentralized IMs focused on privacy, security and E2EE is the way to go!
I wonder if we should once again start having/developing good quality XMPP clients and service providers - preferably based in Switzerland for obvious reasons.
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Video and Article Suggestion to @jordan and @em (hope you don’t mind a direct tag)
An ELI5 guide on how to set up your own Signal proxy that everyone who wants to do this can start sharing with their family and friends. If enough people do it, the price for this could come down from select VPS providers (specifically for Signal proxy set ups) and will or could eventually lead to “decentralization” with Signal.
Every other video online about this is still too complex for even tech savvy people at times. So, a step by step spoon feeding directions on how to do this will become a no nonsense guide that’s easy to read and follow will be a fantastic addition to PG resources and a gold standard for a how to set up such proxies.