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I never imagined the original post would go so viral and be seen by +6M people. But I guess it shows thereโ€™s real momentum โ€” and the perfect time to finally escape big techโ€™s grip.

I went through hundreds of reposts of the image and took in feedback from community comments. Iโ€™ve replaced USA-centralized apps like Brave and Bluesky with more open alternatives, and added self-hosting indicators.

As many of you recommended, Iโ€™ve also created an online version with descriptions that we can constantly update and improve.

Drop a comment if you have suggestions for a better alternative, improved description, or a feature for the site. Let's break free together!

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[โ€“] Chakravanti@monero.town 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Now THAT makes perfect sense. So to that I MUST say:

Hence Session>Signal.

[โ€“] bloubz@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Thank you for your recommendation

Though I have to say it seems kinda very wobbly and not yet trustable. Also how does every right-wing cryptobro app have this flare to it that makes it obvious it's built on Blockchain? (I'm talking about UI details, this is not important, just a question)

What is wrong with SimpleX? It has always been a solid choice for private chats when Matrix was not a secure enough solution

[โ€“] Chakravanti@monero.town 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[โ€“] bloubz@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep, but Briar is a bit different

[โ€“] Chakravanti@monero.town 1 points 1 year ago

Indeed but it's fucking gold if you get to making it work. Of course 99% of the time it's you own shit to talk to your own shit cuz few rocket that kind.

SimpleX is great, polished and easy to use also. And it can be used over Tor, if that's desired.

[โ€“] Chakravanti@monero.town 1 points 1 year ago

I don't know SimpleX but you've earned my respect and it will certainly soon enter my research likely devour.