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What's the best messaging platform? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by foremanguy92_@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Cross-posted from : https://lemmy.ml/post/16566616

Hi, I wanna know what is the most secure and best messaging app/platform... Need an app that is crossplatform and has a very good numbers of features and security. (And it has to be FLOSS) I thought about XMPP clients, Signal, Session, IRC clients.. Propose and explain me your choice

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[–] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I think Signal dropped the phone number requirement, didn't they?

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[–] BlueKey@kbin.run 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

As far as I know you still need a phone number to create an account. But for connecting you can use the new usernames (and make sure to disable automatic number sharing with contacts in the settings).

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[–] foremanguy92_@lemmy.ml [S] 1 point 2 years ago

Right

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[–] jjlinux@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Now you're able to hide your number at different levels, but it still requires you to use a phone number to sign up and use.

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