<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Switching from #WhatsApp &#x2F; #Telegram to #Signal is not a solution if you really care about #resilience and #autonomy]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Switching from <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/WhatsApp" rel="tag">#<span>WhatsApp</span></a> / <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Telegram" rel="tag">#<span>Telegram</span></a> to <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Signal" rel="tag">#<span>Signal</span></a> is not a solution if you really care about <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/resilience" rel="tag">#<span>resilience</span></a> and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/autonomy" rel="tag">#<span>autonomy</span></a></p><p>Signal depends on <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Amazon" rel="tag">#<span>Amazon</span></a> and fuels millions of users' donations to them every year</p><p>All of them are centralized services and depend on phone numbers, which makes them easy to censor</p><p>The best services are the one that don't require any personal data at all to register, nor payment, like <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ArcaneChat" rel="tag">#<span>ArcaneChat</span></a></p><p>Keep the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/family" rel="tag">#<span>family</span></a> safe <img src="https://forum.fedi.dk/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f49c.png?v=7979fdcf9c7" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--purple_heart" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="💜" alt="💜" /><img src="https://forum.fedi.dk/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/2728.png?v=7979fdcf9c7" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--sparkles" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="✨" alt="✨" />️</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/decentralization" rel="tag">#<span>decentralization</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/8e202a16-a094-47ec-80f4-dbd9b1ad2c54/switching-from-whatsapp-telegram-to-signal-is-not-a-solution-if-you-really-care-about-resilience-and-autonomy</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:30:29 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/8e202a16-a094-47ec-80f4-dbd9b1ad2c54.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:42:13 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Switching from #WhatsApp &#x2F; #Telegram to #Signal is not a solution if you really care about #resilience and #autonomy on Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:36:23 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="https://nrw.social/@highfunctioningsociopath">@<span>highfunctioningsociopath</span></a></span> signal badmouthed the whole decentralized apps community with a whole video "The system is moving" </p><p>besides it is not badmouth it is plain and fair facts, there is nothing bad about letting people know there are better options</p><p>and about the "signal now doesn't require phone numbers" that is only if you pay, do I need to explain you how unpractical is that and that most people will not pay plus depending on paying method it can be even worse than phone numb.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/ap/users/115532410310000993/statuses/117314485178478291</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/ap/users/115532410310000993/statuses/117314485178478291</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[arcanechat@fosstodon.org]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:36:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Switching from #WhatsApp &#x2F; #Telegram to #Signal is not a solution if you really care about #resilience and #autonomy on Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:56:37 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/arcanechat%40fosstodon.org">@<span>arcanechat</span></a></span> <br />You can now create a new <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Signal" rel="tag">#<span>Signal</span></a> account without a phone number.<br />And btw: it's not cool to badmouth another service just to make yourself look better.<br />That comes across very unlikeable to me</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://nrw.social/users/highfunctioningsociopath/statuses/117314328841516467</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://nrw.social/users/highfunctioningsociopath/statuses/117314328841516467</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[highfunctioningsociopath@nrw.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:56:37 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>