dragonX
What about no tools at all ?, isn't that what has got us in this mess in the first place ??
Any news about Facebook mischief is just Mehh nowadays
They get away with everything they do the users like them and flock by the billions and the markets applaud them by pumping in the billions.
There is nowhere else where tech giants hold as big monopolies as in Africa. Alternative platforms usage is nonexistent.
I can give an insight from within
So most of third world countries (non-western) have had wide internet penetration only so lately, unlike western countries they have missed what is to me the golden age of the internet (late 90s to late 2000) i.e before the facebook era. they have missed the era where people used to blog and when genuine content was to be found on websites, blogs and forums. most people who have joined the internet lately have done so using smartphones. and their first entry point to the internet is the playstore, google apps and facebook apps.
I kid you not there are people who don't know that the internet exists beyond those apps, they don't know how to use a browser, and they show no interest in doing so. facebook has absorbed the huge masses of these netizens and has widened its offerings to the point that people don't need to wonder out of those apps to find what they need. In most of these countries, there is no internet neutrality, ISP(s) offer very cheap plans bundling unlimited and un-metered access to facebook whatsapp messenger and youtube. most people have turned into content consumers and show no interest in making contributions if they don't make the buzz or bring them followers and interactions.
Ublock origin
Side note : "PRIVACY REDIRECT" is a firefox add on that redirects websites to their FOSS front end alternatives :
Youtube > invidious
twitter > nitter
Reddit > libredd.it
Instagram > Bibliogram
Google maps > OpenStreetMaps
For me NewPipe is the best option for now!
If you click on the menu icon, then on the drop down where it says youtube you can switch it to 'Peertube'
Moreover you can add PeerTube intances you follow to NewPipe in the settings under Content > PeerTube intances
All in all, Matrix is superior to Signal for my use cases.
Matrix could be the future, but in terms of privacy they still need to work on some aspects to prevent systematic leaks, you can read about it here : https://gist.github.com/maxidorius/5736fd09c9194b7a6dc03b6b8d7220d0
XMPP isn't worst than Matrix, but lacks cross platform compatibility, and not all servers around support all XMPP extension's as to allow E2EE by default or voice and video calls.
Matrix is where the momentum is right now, development is steady and they are working on spaces and low-bandwidth communications which is very thoughtful from them.