SimpleX Chat is an instant messenger that is decentralized and doesn’t depend on any unique identifiers such as phone numbers or usernames. Users of SimpleX Chat can scan a QR code or click an invite link to participate in group conversations.

-privacyguides.org

It’s clearly proving to be the most innovative technology when it comes to decentralized communication, in my opinion.

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    8 months ago

    It’s really not. Requires phone number and is centralized

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      8 months ago

      i don’t know in what world you’re living, but in this world where people think you’re (edit: we are) a pain in the ass for refusing to install WhatsApp when everyone is expected to use it for official communication (work + organizations); Signal is great.

      I’ve convinced a couple of dozens of people to use Signal, and only one to keep Simplex as, at least, a backup.

      as a caring-about-privacy minority we can invite “them” to Signal. “They” know Signal and Telegram👎. “They” understand our concerns. “They” for whatever incomprehensible reason keep using WhatsApp 🤷 We’re left out of the loop because once “everyone” is on that WhatsApp group, it’s tiring for them to send an email or an sms to the exceptional one or two people

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        8 months ago

        What are you talking about? Your comment isn’t relevant at all. Next time read more carefully

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          8 months ago

          it is relevant.

          requiring phone number and being centralized doesn’t make Signal “not great” in a world where a great majority of people use WhatsApp + read the last comment again but more carefully ;)

          signal is a great alternative to a WhatsApp world. Simplex or Session has no chance with the general public