<![CDATA[Some people in #Europe try to get away from #WhatsApp but fail short then just moving to #Signal, it runs on #Amazon servers and fuels millions of dollars into them every year]]>Some people in try to get away from but fail short then just moving to , it runs on servers and fuels millions of dollars into them every year

if you really want digital independence you need something that is decentralized and you can host yourself, something that can't be taken away form you

ideally something that doesn't require phone numbers

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/1ae01dd7-d70a-4768-bb2c-59ffe8af6b62/some-people-in-europe-try-to-get-away-from-whatsapp-but-fail-short-then-just-moving-to-signal-it-runs-on-amazon-servers-and-fuels-millions-of-dollars-into-them-every-yearRSS for NodeSun, 09 Aug 2026 06:37:18 GMTTue, 21 Jul 2026 22:04:15 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Some people in #Europe try to get away from #WhatsApp but fail short then just moving to #Signal, it runs on #Amazon servers and fuels millions of dollars into them every year on Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:30:35 GMT]]>@arcanechat imho you failed the reason why ppl switch to Signal

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/sequundi/statuses/116973072228468609https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/sequundi/statuses/116973072228468609Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:30:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Some people in #Europe try to get away from #WhatsApp but fail short then just moving to #Signal, it runs on #Amazon servers and fuels millions of dollars into them every year on Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:20:03 GMT]]>@flan the large files is indeed one advantage, but SimpleX much complex to setup instances for, there are not many at the moment, the app advertise mainly selecting between 2 providers

also SimpleX is super easy to block in places where Delta Chat has been kept working

the SimpleX UI is also a bit not so user-friendly so not something that can be a good replacement for Signal and WhatsApp

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/ap/users/115532410310000993/statuses/116964301453150836https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/ap/users/115532410310000993/statuses/116964301453150836Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:20:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Some people in #Europe try to get away from #WhatsApp but fail short then just moving to #Signal, it runs on #Amazon servers and fuels millions of dollars into them every year on Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:03:42 GMT]]>@arcanechat
do the job too
And can send large files (+256 MB) too

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://bonito.cafe/users/flan/statuses/116963765304335222https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://bonito.cafe/users/flan/statuses/116963765304335222Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:03:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Some people in #Europe try to get away from #WhatsApp but fail short then just moving to #Signal, it runs on #Amazon servers and fuels millions of dollars into them every year on Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:13:45 GMT]]>@arcanechat I switched my family to Wire over the winter.

It runs nicely on GrapheneOS, whereas signal was very demanding.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.ca/ap/users/116578218445777774/statuses/116960265878363889https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.ca/ap/users/116578218445777774/statuses/116960265878363889Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:13:45 GMT