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Signal is the No. 1 downloaded app in the Netherlands. But why? (techcrunch.com)

submitted 1 day ago by Sunshine to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 hours ago

A lot of VPN servers in Netherlands may have something to do with it.....

[–] [email protected] 8 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

I would have rather seen Element but hey, it's a step in the right direction.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

Why? Matrix sucks as an instant messenger app, it's better as a Slack/Discord alternative.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago

Isn't Element based of Matrix? From what I've read, Matrix is a bit mid (not exactly mid, but I can't think of any other word).

[–] Sunshine 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Fluffy Chat is great too!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Nice! Never heard of that one, I'll look that up!

[–] Sunshine 1 points 11 hours ago

It's got matrix multi-account support and looks really nice.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

I use Telegram, like betamax have I backed the wrong horse?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 hours ago

I'm sure going all in on a Russian company is just fine. Their Wikipedia entry has nothing at all to indicate any shady behavior.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Nah we good bro (I have zero objective data to back this up but I want to think it's true because I'd be too lazy to move)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Nah ur (not) that good bro

[–] [email protected] 32 points 20 hours ago (9 children)

My dad just said in the WhatsApp group, why not move to signal. I tried moving friends and family before, but now that there has been anti meta media reports in some news sources. But especially reports on signal in almost every major newspaper and news source.

It seems not only a push because of privacy, but even more a anti big tech(especially us tech) and buy/use eu stuff push.

I don't mind the push I'm just curious if people stay on signal. Previous time there was a push to signal (during whatsapp technical difficulties and privacy push) people quickly want back to whatsapp.

Now my volunteer work, 1 friend and a family chat already moved to signal. The only thing I did was some explaining that you can just send images and so on. (That it's not something scary)

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (25 children)

Let's hope they'll be able to continue to use it. It (and all other messengers with proper E2EE) is already on track to be outlawed in Sweden and France, and the new government in Germany will be pro mass-surveillance, too.

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