Duplicate of: Why not XMPP?
TL;DR it’s not as secure or private. Also not as feature rich (or popular?) as Matrix which is overall a slightly better federated platform. SimpleX Chat is a much better alternative if you want an anonymous (be sure to use Tor!) and decentralized messenger. Cwtch and Briar are also potential alternatives depending on your criteria.
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