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Facebook is terrible. However, Signal has its own failings as well. From what I understand, it: * Refuses to federate. * Hostile to independent clients. * R
by einpoklum 6y ago
Facebook is terrible.
However, Signal has its own failings as well. From what I understand, it:
* Refuses to federate.
* Hostile to independent clients.
* Run as a one-man show.
That's not Facebook-bad, but it's sad that Signal is consistently exhibiting this attitude, meaning that it can't be a good basis for personal instant messaging going into the future.
- rhizome 6y agoIn what way are those failings?
- warkdarrior 6y agoIn that it is similar to how Facebook operates: * Facebook refuses to federate. * Facebook is hostile to independent clients. * Facebook is run as a one-man show. And everyone agrees Facebook is Bad(TM).
- einpoklum 6y agoI did say Facebook is terrible...
- benslv 6y agoHang on, that doesn't feel like great logic to use. With no explanation as to why those points are bad, is it not the same as just saying, "Facebook and Signal both have websites, host a mobile app, and use the colour blue in their branding, and since everyone agrees Facebook is bad then Signal must be, too"?
- gempir 6y agoThey have good reasons for doing so. Watch this talk if you actually want to learn why https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj3YFprqAr8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj3YFprqAr8 If you don't, use something else. But using Signal is for sure a lot better than using Facebook Messenger or WhatsApp.