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[–] aport@programming.dev 16 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

I'm OOTL, why do people want an alternative to Signal? It thought that was the good app

[–] kbal@fedia.io 7 points 3 hours ago

It's centralized, it doesn't officially allow 3rd-party clients, it requires a phone number, and the desktop app kinda sucks. I use it anyway, but it could be better.

[–] Confetti_Camouflage@pawb.social 10 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I don't know about other people, but the only thing I don't like about Signal is that it is centralized. It seems to be the only option to actually get everything right for security though from what I hear.

[–] Soatok@pawb.social 5 points 3 hours ago

That's a reasonable thing to dislike about it.

I dislike that I can't reply to another message with a sticker.

I also dislike that, despite having admin access, I can't delete abusive messages left in groups for anyone but myself. That makes it unsuitable for building communities.