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kome 8 hours ago

signal is security theater, and a very bad user experience

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noman-land 8 hours ago | parent [-]

Prove it.

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rainingmonkey 8 hours ago | parent [-]

> very bad user experience

"To use the Signal desktop app, Signal must first be installed on your phone."

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well_ackshually 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

thank god whatsapp doesn't do that either. or telegram. or allo back in the day, or every single mobile first messaging app

The only one I can think of that doesn't require a mobile login is iMessage, because it's not a chat app, it's lock in and data theft disguised as software

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opan 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

XMPP and Matrix don't require a phone number and have fine mobile apps.

	▲	xvector 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		And there's a reason they've achieved precisely zero penetration amongst normies. A chat app is useless if your friends and family won't use it.

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chanux 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I think delta chat is a counter example.