▲ 356 ▼ Happy #GlobalSwitchDay (discuss.tchncs.de) submitted 2 years ago by Sine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world to c/reddit@lemmy.world 33 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/29629319
[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth 59 points 2 years ago (3 children) Signal is centralised and most certainly NOT part of the fediverse permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] expatriado@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago this meme is sending the wrong signal permalink fedilink source parent [–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 years ago Yeah, this is more about getting away from the centralised / commercial / corporate / commodified / compromised / etc -verse. What do we call that side of social media anyway? It would be nice to have a term to sum it all up. Because for a lot of people it's just the water they're in - they don't think about it, because it's default/mainstream. They don't even consider that they have a choice. Kind of like, but not really, how the term cis makes people confront that they have a label, even if they don't think about it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lewdian69@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) What is suggested alternative? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] lime@feddit.nu 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) probably matrix. it's decentralised, but not with the same protocol as the other things in the list. which makes sense, instant messaging is not social media. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) My friends and family use Briar. It is without a question the most secure, most private option. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lime@feddit.nu 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) briar is great, but i don't think any of these services are really recommended for their privacy. rather, it's ease of switching. doesn't briar require in-person verification? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago You can add at a distance. You can also "introduce" two contacts to each other. There's also forums and groups you can create or join. permalink fedilink source parent [–] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) IRC permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) But IRC is also centralized. You don't peer/chat between servers? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago XMPP then permalink fedilink source parent
[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago this meme is sending the wrong signal permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 years ago Yeah, this is more about getting away from the centralised / commercial / corporate / commodified / compromised / etc -verse. What do we call that side of social media anyway? It would be nice to have a term to sum it all up. Because for a lot of people it's just the water they're in - they don't think about it, because it's default/mainstream. They don't even consider that they have a choice. Kind of like, but not really, how the term cis makes people confront that they have a label, even if they don't think about it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lewdian69@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) What is suggested alternative? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] lime@feddit.nu 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) probably matrix. it's decentralised, but not with the same protocol as the other things in the list. which makes sense, instant messaging is not social media. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) My friends and family use Briar. It is without a question the most secure, most private option. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lime@feddit.nu 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) briar is great, but i don't think any of these services are really recommended for their privacy. rather, it's ease of switching. doesn't briar require in-person verification? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago You can add at a distance. You can also "introduce" two contacts to each other. There's also forums and groups you can create or join. permalink fedilink source parent [–] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) IRC permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) But IRC is also centralized. You don't peer/chat between servers? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago XMPP then permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lime@feddit.nu 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) probably matrix. it's decentralised, but not with the same protocol as the other things in the list. which makes sense, instant messaging is not social media. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) My friends and family use Briar. It is without a question the most secure, most private option. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lime@feddit.nu 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) briar is great, but i don't think any of these services are really recommended for their privacy. rather, it's ease of switching. doesn't briar require in-person verification? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago You can add at a distance. You can also "introduce" two contacts to each other. There's also forums and groups you can create or join. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) My friends and family use Briar. It is without a question the most secure, most private option. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lime@feddit.nu 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) briar is great, but i don't think any of these services are really recommended for their privacy. rather, it's ease of switching. doesn't briar require in-person verification? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago You can add at a distance. You can also "introduce" two contacts to each other. There's also forums and groups you can create or join. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lime@feddit.nu 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) briar is great, but i don't think any of these services are really recommended for their privacy. rather, it's ease of switching. doesn't briar require in-person verification? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago You can add at a distance. You can also "introduce" two contacts to each other. There's also forums and groups you can create or join. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago You can add at a distance. You can also "introduce" two contacts to each other. There's also forums and groups you can create or join. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) IRC permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) But IRC is also centralized. You don't peer/chat between servers? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago XMPP then permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) But IRC is also centralized. You don't peer/chat between servers? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago XMPP then permalink fedilink source parent
