As Twitter’s new management continues to nosedive the platform directly into the ground, many people are migrating to what seem like drop-in alternatives; i.e. Cohost and Mastodon. Some are e…
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i know it has many flaws, but wouldn’t a drop-in implementation of matrix be perfect here? at the very least better than making your own protocol
Oh god no.
The fediverse is not suited for E2EE IM.
If you require secrecy, anonimity or privacy, use something dessigned for it.
Did you read the whole article and the comments below it ? The blog author is not a beginner programmer and wrotes that when the source code of this can be improved, people should do so.
Isn’t matrix technically fediverse?
Matrix is a federated IM platform. But it does not use ActivityPub, they use their own protocol.
I have mixed feelings regarding matrix.
Kinda makes sense yeah
My take away from the headline is “hint hint, go to co-host” LOL. See you all new kids trying new things! But bye! I’ll be here if you need anything that I can’t help with.