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#DeltaChat 1.22.1 (Communicate instantly via e-mail - https://f-droid.org/packages/com.b44t.messenger) landed in #fdroid.

The new multiaccount behavior is just great.

@thorn As far as ethically questionable marketing goes, I'm afraid we can't compete with Facebook and their PR teams 😉

We're promoting open-source and an open ecosystem. You don't have to use Snikket, there are many alternatives on the #XMPP network that Snikket is part of, such as Movim, @dino, @gajim, @tigase and Conversations.

And XMPP isn't the only open network, there's also #Matrix and #DeltaChat. All of us are working on decentralized alternatives to WhatsApp, powered by open-source.

#whatsapp & #facebook are down. Your chance to persuade your relatives to use #deltachat as a messenger :D

"Decentralized" systems are susceptible to catastrophic failure if every node runs the same software created by a single entity. Open Source doesn't change this. *Social* decentralization and diverse implementations for a protocol provide better resilience and distributed agency.

Frances Haugen, a whistleblower from #facebook provides internal documents confirming what most of us already know. Facebook optimizes its profit over its users best interest and societal safety.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/facebook-whistleblower-60-minutes-highlights-2021-10-03/

People with projects in hosted Git repositories, how would you react if I sent you a git request-pull?

As #Signal has had severe problems recently due to its centralised nature, here are some decentralised libre alternatives with Fediverse accounts:

➡️ @snikket_im - Initiative to give XMPP a consistent look and feel on instances and apps, to make it more attractive to new users

➡️ @xmpp - XMPP standards foundation

➡️ @delta - Decentralised messaging through email

➡️ @matrix - Best known for the Element client

➡️ @briar - Peer-to-peer encrypted messaging

➡️ @Jami - Peer-to-peer Skype alternative

I can no longer recommend Bing reseller DuckDuckGo after learning about their racist hiring practices.

Just use Searx, which is open source, can be run by anyone, and doesn't have to hide the fact that all results come from other engines.

It’s time to break our broken phone habit. 📱💥

What if your next phone could last 10 years?

Check out the #10YearPhone powered by @R2REurope@twitter.com 🙌

➡️ http://10yearphone.com

RT @R2REurope@twitter.com

🚨BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!

Are you ready to say hello to the next generation of smartphones 👋 and bye to throw-away products?

Meet the new #10YearPhone 📱

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➡️https://10yearphone.com/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/R2REurope/status/1440933197626363905

A first impression of the upcoming Briar desktop client

I cannot believe that #Signal is not — or will not one day — be compromised, just like #ProtonMail did.
We should rather use decentralized messaging apps, such as @session, @briar or the #xmpp protocol.

The #eff will fly an aerial banner over the Apple’s campus tomorrow during the iPhone 13 launch event to make sure #apple understands that “encryption is simply too important to give up on”. I really respect what these guys are doing ✊

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/09/dont-stop-now-join-eff-fight-future-apple-protests-nationwide

#privacy