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Why does Lemmy use a matrix server over an XMPP server? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I heard that XMPP is better for privacy and security over Matrix because of the issues outlined in this article. So I wanted to ask why does Lemmy choose to run a Matrix server over a XMPP server?

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 years ago

A lot of us prefer matrix to xmpp. But also I'm not sure if ppl have done a similar analysis of what metadata XMPP currently leaks.

Also you don't need an email or phone number to sign up with matrix, or create an instance, which IMO would be the most dangerous identifiers to be leaked to other servers.