And then people ask me why I use Signal and not WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger. Well, here is your answer.
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RT @morqon
Late last year, Apple enforced App Store 'privacy labels'. For the first time, it's easy to compare how much data an app links to your account
Looking at messaging apps, the contrast is quite stark
https://twitter.com/morqon/status/1346464501319622657
Not sure how offline messeges work, but I guess they are also stored on the server (sure encrypted but still)
So I dont think this is very much accurate. When will people realize that putting your eggs into centralized service is just going to lead to the same thing over and over no matter how nice and 'dont do evil' they are'.
@muppeth They don't need to store your phone number (a hash is enough). Your IP address can change, and it being centralized doesn't mean the address is actually stored and linked to your person. There is a big difference between "having access to some data at some point" and "permanently connecting that data to a user's account".
I do agree that decentralized services have big advantages here. I want to love Jami (jami.net), but unfortunately message delivery just isn't reliable enough yet.
Server run by the main developers of the project 
It is not focused on any particular niche interest - everyone is welcome as long as you follow our code of conduct!
@sybren I’m gonna go persuade my friends to join signal again. This will help. Thanks.