Blaze@feddit.nl to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · edit-26 days agoHow much of your circle social has moved from WhatsApp/Facebook Messenger/iMessage? message-squaremessage-square57linkfedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down11
arrow-up145arrow-down1message-squareHow much of your circle social has moved from WhatsApp/Facebook Messenger/iMessage? Blaze@feddit.nl to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · edit-26 days agomessage-square57linkfedilink
minus-squareᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up7·6 days agoNo-one has moved off WhatsApp to Signal, I’d probably encourage them to go to Matrix at this point. I don’t do Facebook, just lurk under a pseudonym so I can follow some groups that only post there.
minus-squareAndromxda 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇹🇼@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoExplaining Matrix to new users is pretty hard. Signal looks and feels exactly like WhatsApp though. It’s much easier to understand for new users (at least in my experience).
minus-squarePirata@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 days agoI would do Matrix but doesn’t that require hosting your own server?
minus-squareᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 days agoNot at all. There are plenty of instances available to join, although most people default to matrix.org (including me).
minus-squarePirata@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 days agoAh cool, interesting I’ll check it out then.
minus-squareᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 days agoDefinitely do, it is the default secure messaging service used by folks on the Fediverse. There is a Buy European room - see sidebar for a link
No-one has moved off WhatsApp to Signal, I’d probably encourage them to go to Matrix at this point.
I don’t do Facebook, just lurk under a pseudonym so I can follow some groups that only post there.
Explaining Matrix to new users is pretty hard. Signal looks and feels exactly like WhatsApp though. It’s much easier to understand for new users (at least in my experience).
Same here
I would do Matrix but doesn’t that require hosting your own server?
Not at all. There are plenty of instances available to join, although most people default to matrix.org (including me).
Ah cool, interesting I’ll check it out then.
Definitely do, it is the default secure messaging service used by folks on the Fediverse. There is a Buy European room - see sidebar for a link