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minus-squareValen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·23 hours agoWhy signal and not matrix?
minus-squareAndromxda 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇹🇼@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-212 hours agoBecause it’s buggy and unstable, and leaks a bunch of metadata It might be fine for group chats/channels (if you can live with the occasional instability), but it’s not at all a good option for direct messaging.
minus-squarepseudo@jlai.luOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-223 hours agoGood question. Matrix is a federated app even if it does not use ActivityPub. I guess, it make sense to convaince switcher to move to the easier app but the title of the infographic mention the fediverse after all.
Why signal and not matrix?
Because it’s buggy and unstable, and leaks a bunch of metadata
It might be fine for group chats/channels (if you can live with the occasional instability), but it’s not at all a good option for direct messaging.
Good question. Matrix is a federated app even if it does not use ActivityPub. I guess, it make sense to convaince switcher to move to the easier app but the title of the infographic mention the fediverse after all.