I’ve been using Delta Chat for a while, and I even made my own server for it (see: How to make your own Delta Chat Email Server and compete with WhatsApp/Signal/Telegram), but after I did that, other members of the Delta Chat developer community made new server software called “Chatmail” which is even better for use with Delta Chat. The Chatmail server software is still open-source of course (you can download it here: GitHub – …
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Many servers in the Fediverse have implemented “private mentions” or “private messages” or “direct messages” in a manner that uses the ActivityPub protocol without encryption. Fediverse server administrators are able to read all of these private messages on the server which means they’re not really private. Some have suggested making them encrypted so that server admins can’t read them, but that poses more problems. For example, who’s responsible for enforcing local laws on the server? …
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“Too Long Didn’t Read” Summary: Managing too many messaging apps can cause cognitive overload and contribute to burn-out. It’s smarter to focus on the one publicly democratic system that works with everything everywhere there’s internet, is completely open for you to control/customize on your own within the largest messaging ecosystem on the planet, and is already built into 99% of the electronic devices in use by 100% of humans with internet access. Collaborative Diversity Type …
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