Thanks for sharing, that's quite interesting IMO. I don't see it as a knock against XMPP, just an interesting tidbit of information and an example of a wide-sp

Thanks for sharing, that's quite interesting IMO. I don't see it as a knock against XMPP, just an interesting tidbit of information and an example of a wide-spread use case. Moral opposition to drug use is irrelevant here, people want to get high and will find ways to do so, I think the usage of XMPP in Eastern Europe is a great example of why cryptography is important, and why everyone should have access to encryption. The fact that telegram is used in Eastern Europe for drug purchases is very interesting as well. It's a good thing people know how to use XMPP and can use it at will for anything they wish, including online drug purchases. Which are going to happen regardless of moral opposition, encryption centralization/decentralization, etc. Like it or not it's a valid use case.