(For those unaware: xmpp participant counts are actively connected users, not like Matrix or Discord that counts who ever joined the room years ago and never came back).
Define larger groups because I know for a fact that it can do chats of up to at least 1,000 people because I'm in two group chats that have that many on SimpleX.
edit: No matter what one thinks about the privacy aspects of Signal: If its an official discussion group of this community it should be in the sidebar - just like the Discord group.
I therefore assume it's unofficial or maybe not even related to this comunity?
IMO because it’s a Signal group and you can’t separate user profiles and have to register with a phone number (yeah I know I know you have a username now). Some people including me won’t join therefore
They force you to give them your phone number. No phone number = not allowed to use Signal. Plus, Signal uses servers from Big Tech (just search for it on reddit).
XMPP (mainly Snikket) is the best lightweight option.
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poVoq@slrpnk.net · 13 pts · 1y
SimpleX is not suitable for larger group chats.
XMPP has a few quite popular privacy related public channels: https://search.jabber.network/search?q=privacy
(For those unaware: xmpp participant counts are actively connected users, not like Matrix or Discord that counts who ever joined the room years ago and never came back).
shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 1y
Define larger groups because I know for a fact that it can do chats of up to at least 1,000 people because I'm in two group chats that have that many on SimpleX.
Mettled@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 1y
I joined Privacy and Security
GatoEscobar@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 1y
There is! But it's only in signal
https://signal.group/#CjQKIHz1nRRy26gCZcromKG8XxWYHI4RG0yU1O5tcUXYD01hEhC3qBYTGxw4WDhXshwQc8TA
7eter@feddit.org · 1 pts · 1y
Why is this not linked in the sidebar?
edit: No matter what one thinks about the privacy aspects of Signal: If its an official discussion group of this community it should be in the sidebar - just like the Discord group. I therefore assume it's unofficial or maybe not even related to this comunity?
shaserlark@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 1y
IMO because it’s a Signal group and you can’t separate user profiles and have to register with a phone number (yeah I know I know you have a username now). Some people including me won’t join therefore
autonomoususer@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Don't want to Signal with randoz
airikr@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 1y
Because Signal does not fully respect your privacy.
GatoEscobar@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 1y
If by that you mean the Unix time, then yeah, but There has been documents showing that Signal doesn't store sensitive plaintext data.
https://signal.org/bigbrother/
airikr@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 1y
They force you to give them your phone number. No phone number = not allowed to use Signal. Plus, Signal uses servers from Big Tech (just search for it on reddit).
XMPP (mainly Snikket) is the best lightweight option.
Mettled@reddthat.com · 1 pts · 1y
I joined there.