Laziness of modern managers and developers to implement proper solutions for each platform really saddens me and even drives me angry. Saying it as a developer myself. Modern #WhatsApp with its webbish design is not an absolute disaster, but far, far less efficient than the UWP app. Again, I know only two Electron-based apps that are a pleasure to use: Slack and VS Code, and both with additional #JAWS scripts.
Tuta(nota) was blocked in Russia in 2020, Signal in 2024, and next up is WhatsApp. We are standing up to stop Russia from building a surveillance state like China.
Everyone is now realizing that WhatsApp is evolving towards its latest form (archive.md/L3W74). If you value secure messaging, you may want to check out @signalapp or @matrix (wich is #federated). EPFL also has its own Matrix instance at matrix.epfl.ch (use @element as a client).
Im very impressed with Slidge whatsapp bridge on my Prosody server. It is far more stable and reliable than I ever expected, and means I do not need any Facebook owned apps on my personal phone, as whatsapp is installed on my work phone only and slidge is linked to that ( my workplace use it, because free and “everyone has it” heh.)
My family have refused to move over to xmpp after the matrix server we used shut down, even after I ran a few different test servers on both prosody and ejabberd and tested reliability of the platforms and mobile notifications. (Both work great, but at the time I decided on Prosody.) My family’s reasoning was that they already use whatsapp and I’m just being weird.
The slow creep of rights and privacy erosion is disturbing to me, and the small amount I can do like running my own fedi instance and chat server at least helps me keep my sense of sanity in this crazier and crazier world of surveillance and data harvesting.
A bridge to the chat platform at least means it isn’t on my phone that is with me everywhere, and doesn’t inconvenience my family from me being the “weird extremist”.
Der Elektronischen #Patientenakte sollen viele Menschen widersprochen haben.
Zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt gibt es dafür gute Gründe.
Aber warum organisieren sich Menschen mit verschiedensten Erkrankungen in Selbsthilfegruppen z.B. via #Facebook, #WhatsApp oder tauschen sich via #Zoom aus?
Sensibelste Daten werden in fragwürdigen Systemen freiwillig preisgegeben. Da wäre im Vergleich die ePA warscheinlich das geringste Übel.
Und freiwillig? Als Betroffener hat man manchmal keine andere Wahl, weil nichts Datenschutzfreundliches angeboten/ genutzt wird oder man auf Unverständnis stößt, wenn man darauf aufmerksam macht.
I was suggested to uninstall #WhatsApp beta for #Windows to get back the UWP app and that worked for some time, now the infamous web interface is back. #Accessibility
Gemini AI needs to be disabled on Android or it will override your privacy settings and gain full access to your texts, calls, and WhatsApp - even if you’ve turned off Gemini Apps Activity.
Meta, just in case you're unaware: your accessibility is seriously deteriorating. On Instagram for iOS: 1. Reels can't be reliably navigated. 2. Swiping 3 fingers up/down doesn’t get VoiceOver to move focus to the next or previous Reel. 3. The "Post comment" button is now tiny, harder for VoiceOver users to find. 4. And sometimes, you get stuck on the oversized "Dismiss post" control, freezing the Compose dialog. Meanwhile, in WhatsApp for iOS, VoiceOver routinely fails to detect some buttons now, forcing users to rely on Screen Recognition. What’s happening to your accessibility team? The Instagram bugs alone have been live for over 6 months. #Accessibility #Blind #Instagram #WhatsApp #iOS #Meta
Edit: As of build 2.25.20.83, this issue has been solved. The Voice Message button now behaves as expected.
PSA: If you use VoiceOver to send voice messages on iOS with WhatsApp build 2.25.20.75 and tend to lock the button, you will find it difficult to send the message. The send button disappears from VoiceOver's consciousness and the only way to have it reappear is to use screen recognition. If you simply double-tap and hold, speak and then send to release, you will be fine. I recommend either not updating at this time if you haven't already, or if you have, double-tap and hold for the foreseeable. Be advised that shutting down WhatsApp completely and reopening the conversation will hide the text box as well as the send button from VoiceOver until screen-recognition is used, so even this is not an easy work-around. Feel free to pass this on as necessary. #WhatsApp #VoiceOver #iOS
WhatsApp users say hello to ads - or turn them off with this guide! Meta-owned instant chat app has announced that it will soon start showing ads. But why did WhatsApp break its no-ad promise?
Aunque el objetivo del vídeo es dejar a #WhatsApp en evidencia, también otorgo una parte no-despreciable del vídeo a #Signal, como la gran alternativa.
También nombro a #XMPP (vivo amenazado por la furia de @kyva), PERO: Signal es el único "quita-y-pon" 🧩 que tenemos ahora mismo, para seguir conversando con **nuestros contactos telefónicos**, sin tener que ir preguntando a todo quisqui por su dirección.
Que ya los iremos metiendo en el saco federado, pero tú estate en Signal mientrastanto. 😉
That is one of the reasons, why I consider #Facebook #Instagram and #Whatsapp as malicious applications and their apps as malware (categories #spyware and #adware).
Everyone returns to email in the end. We are there already. #whatsapp wants you to add your email to secure your account ... despite all the nay sayers and numerous well funded attempts and claims to kill #email not even WA can do it. #deltachat #chatmail and #webxdc are about deep collab between people, projects and operators to evolve email from within. It is not just about SMTP and IMAP and MIME and OpenPGP which are all exchangeable and can be improved ... Which we set out to do. Cheers.
🗳️ community-driven, so you can push for features you like, and, more importantly, vote against changes you dislike! 🆓 freedom-respecting, so you can fork the code to make things work the way you want standards-based, using the #XMPP protocol 🌐 part of the federated #Jabber network, so you can switch apps and instances without having to drag everyone else along with you!
#deltachat is secure against server-side group membership changes but for a very different reason than #signal which keeps encrypted group membership data in a central store.
Delta Chat has _no_ central store but implements a rigidly tested #p2p group membership model where servers play no role github.com/chatmail/models/tre…
Both signal and delta chat are safe against recently published attacks against #whatsapp that can add members to chats, breaking end to end encryption. arstechnica.com/security/2025/…
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Noticed an AI assistant is now in your WhatsApp? Meta’s AI feature is now being rolled out in the EU and you can’t turn it off – but you can stop the AI invasion by opting for privacy-focused alternatives.
Bonjour ici, dans le cadre de mon projet MIO ⊛ je fais un sondage pour savoir combien vous êtes prêt à payer un service pour chatter depuis une seule appli et un seul compte avec des gens sur #xmpp #matrix #sip mais aussi #whatsapp et #facebook_messenger sans avoir de compte chez eux !!
Si c’est pas clair, un peu plus de détails là : mio.chat/
My grandmother recently got locked out of #WhatsApp because her phone broke, and the spare one we had on hand is one WhatsApp has decided is too old to run on 💀
Fortunately, #XMPP has no such qualms! She's currently keeping up with the family group chat on #Quicksy while others of us use #Conversations, #DinoIM, and #Gajim. (Of course, extended family and friends are another matter 😔)
This serves as a reminder that closed apps may close you out—but open protocols have your back forever!
that is why I don't like people recommending moving from #WhatsApp to #Signal, better use messengers that don't depend on US servers and companies, like European messengers like #ArcaneChat
I really recommend you to give a try to #DeltaChat anonymous login without any phone number or any private data required, you can create as many accounts and add as many devices as you want, all work smoothly no encryption problems with multi-device etc and it has a better interface than #matrix on the level of #WhatsApp and #Telegram super user-friendly and painless to onboard family and friends
And you LITERALLY own your data and can browse it and search it offline
Meta gebruikte naar verluidt ruim 80TB aan illegaal verkregen data om het Llama-llm te trainen. Werknemers van het bedrijf zouden onder meer ruim 35TB aan documenten uit Z-Library en LibGen hebben gedownload aan de hand van torrents.
Haa!!! I win, again! Again I win! Glad someone else is getting into it. Congratulations and welcome to the club. There is a #WhatsApp group for blind Move owners and accessibility queries if you wish to join.
📣 Happy #GlobalSwitchDay to all the brave frontrunners out there!
For whom February 1st came a little too soon, don't worry! Just try again on March 1st and celebrate Zero Discrimination Day in the beautiful #fediverse. Alternatively, you can switch on April 1st, as only fools stay behind ;) or join your friends on May 1st and put your ideals to work.
migrating from #WhatsApp to another centralized platform is not a real solution, that's why we are here in the #Fediverse and not in #BlueSky
Migrate from #WhatsApp to #DeltaChat and other decentralized alternatives, break free out of the silos once and for all and stop feeding billionaires/CEO incubators
By popular demand, a single post to boost global switch day across multiple platforms on February 1st 2025.
For those who can no longer get behind Musk or Meta's new policies and feel like switching (e.g. from #Whatsapp to #Signal, from #Instagram to #Pixelfed or from #X to #Mastodon) I made you some graphics to use freely in communicating with your contacts.
Die Welt ist voller Messenger und gefühlt nutzen die allermeisten #WhatsApp, #Telegram oder #Signal.
Alle haben ihre individuellen Vor- und Nachteile und wer sich dann noch die die üblichen Sicherheitsseiten anschaut, z.B. @kuketzblog , wird schnell feststellen: Es gibt nicht DEN einen Messenger, den alle gut finden.
Warum ich unter den verfügbaren Alternativen neben @signalapp @matrix nutze, habe ich hier zusammengefasst:
Dieser Server dient uns als eine Informations- bzw. Austauschs-Plattform für alle Menschen, die sich konstruktiv und kreativ mit den Themen FreeBSD, LINUX, IT-Sicherheit und allgemeinen Netzwerkthemen befassen und austauschen möchten.
Das sollte man in Bezug auf die Nutzung von kommerziellem #SocialMedia und #Kommunikation nicht unbeachtet lassen, vielleicht auch besonders in #digitaleKirche:
standards-based, using the #XMPP protocol
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