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Downsides of Signal alternatives compared to Signal? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm thinking of the things listed on the Privacy Guides real-time communication section

https://www.privacyguides.org/en/real-time-communication/

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

and how are they ordered in popularity?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

That's a good question. I wonder if there are available user numbers for them.

I imagine it's regional and depends on what communities you are in. SimpleX chat seems pretty popular these days in privacy circles but I could see something like Briar being useful if traditional networks weren't reliably available for example.