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I personally have them hosted on fly.io for free via the legacy hobby plan

Here's the link for anyone who's interested: https://github.com/pcrockett/mollysocket-fly

so the company can be bought

The company (Signal Messenger LLC) is fully owned by Signal Foundation, a 501(c)3 non profit organization.

Try to use federated services

I generally like this idea, and I also use federated services for things like social media, that's why we're having a discussion here on Lemmy. But it introduces some issues with private messaging, like lack of reliability, which sucks if you want to use Matrix as your primary messenger, as well as metadata leaks. Federation is not always the answer, and in my opinion definitely not when it comes private and secure messaging.

they are more robust against hostile take overs

Probably around 80-90% of Matrix users are on the matrix.org homeserver, so it's absolutely not as decentralized and resilient as you think it is.

I currently use Telegram for my friends and family

Telegram is probably the worst thing you could use, it doesn't encrypt messages by default and they are stored on Telegram's servers, so they can read them at any time.

I'm also on Element/Matrix. Before I try to get my contacts to join me on there, should I be aware of any privacy issues

Yes, Matrix leaks a bunch of metadata and doesn't have post-quantum encryption.

The best option is to use Signal. It uses end-to-end encryption by default for everything: Normal chats, group chats, voice and video calls and even stories. Messages are only stored on their servers (in encrypted format, so they can't access them) until you receive them, after which they are promptly deleted and only stored on your device. And Signal has much better metadata protection than Matrix. The UX is also much better and less confusing, making onboarding new users much easier.

It's still commercial, proprietary software

Thanks for making this useful and informative post for new users, but I unfortunately have to remove it, since it's not related to piracy. You can post this in another community like [email protected].

Germany also has this, it's called Rundfunkbeitrag, but it's often just referred to as GEZ-Gebühr, because it's enforced by the Gebühreneinzugszentrale, or GEZ for short. They didn't classify computers as TVs, but they also enforce it for FM radios, including those installed in cars, so you basically can't get around it.

I just install Windows 11 Pro N, it comes with much less bloat than the normal Pro version. Then I run the Ameliorated playbook to get rid of most of the spyware and all the other junk. You can also run a script from privacy.sexy for good measure, but AME should handle most of it.
Just make sure to install the Windows Media Feature Pack from the "Optional features" dialog in the settings before running AME, because it might not be possible afterwards.

If you need a traditional, unencrypted DNS service, check out Quad9 and AdGuard's Public DNS. If you can use DoT or DoH, use LibreDNS or Mullvad DNS. If you want more customization, check out NextDNS.

What AI service is this? Claude?

Lawnchair

It's not a problem with SDF as a whole, it's just one Nazi who created a few communities there. Check out this post from c/fediverse_vs_disinfo: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/37004617

Please change the title, because this seems kinda misleading.

The one who likes to fuck his couch