@Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org
2026-09-26 02:31 UTC
I don't get why the fuck are you getting downvoted if you're saying the actual and only truth.
They have a centralized infrastructure, need lots of permissions that are unnecesary for an app like that, require you to use a phone unless you pay, and, exactly as WhatsApp (and, surprisingly, unlike Telegram), they don't want unofficial clients because that way they'll lose control, while using paternalistic "it's for your security" arguments. They're just a wolf disguised as a sheep.
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@roundabout@feddit.org 2026-09-26 14:26
It is basically WhatsApp 2, with a source-available client. The client isn't free unless forked and used with some other server, because Signal can ban you solely for using a fork. Not being federated may have minor security benefits, but there is no excuse for not having the client accept connecting to multiple servers; they just want to lock you in. Normal people should use Matrix, or XMPP. I am much more concerned about Signal paywalling things and locking me in and so on than about someone knowing at what time I send messages to someone.