Hello. I am looking for an alternative to Telegram and I prefer an application that uses decentralised servers. My question is: why is the xmpp+omemo protocol not recommended on websites when it is open source and decentralised? The privacyguides.org website does not list xmpp+omemo as a recommended messaging service. Nor does this website include it in its comparison of private messaging services.

https://www.privacyguides.org/en/assets/img/cover/real-time-communication.webp

Why do you think xmpp and its messaging clients such as Conversations, Movim, Gajim, etc. do not appear in these guides?

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[–] u_tamtam@programming.dev 1 points 4 weeks ago

That's the nature of any federated protocol, and also what makes them highly desirable: there's no central authority to dictate what is a compliant client or change the deal overnight and enshitify your user experience. That said, XMPP+OMEMO is as universal as things get, so there's no real concern there.