Pencil drawing illustrating that it is easy to send a letter to the other side of the world but impossible to send a message between two instant messaging applications.

My drawing to illustrate the stupid situation with #instantmessaging app that doesn't allow the users (us) to chat.

It's about control and not security.

#drawing #graph

I first installed an XMPP server back when it was Jabber over 20 years ago, and I remember chatting to people on Google Talk, before they decided to do their own thing. Having just installed Prosody (#XMPP) and Tuwunel (#Matrix) servers, both of which are excellent, I am personally of the […]

Russland erhöht Druck auf Telegram: Weitere Einschränkungen und Strafen drohen

In Russland wird Telegram zunehmend eingeschränkt. Dem Messenger drohen auch Strafzahlungen. Doch der Telegram-Chef will sich dem erhöhten Druck nicht fügen […]

Any suggestions for a replacement for AWS SNS for SMS messages tied to our self-hosted server monitoring?

#aws #sns #instantmessaging

27th Birthday of #XMPP (formerly named #Jabber)! It is the date of #JeremieMiller announcement on #Slashdot! #OpenStandard #InstantMessaging #RealTimeText #CommunicationProtocol #IETF #InternetEngineeringTaskForce
slashdot.org/story/99/01/...

The XMPP logo with celebration and crown emoji

Happy Birthday to #InstantMessaging and #RealTimeCommunication with #XMPP!

Emerged from the #Jabber #community in 1999 and originally designed to provide an open and #decentralised alternative to #ICQ and #MSN, XMPP evolved to an independent alternative for todays #chat apps.
#rtc #whatsapp #signal

Poisoned WhatsApp API package steals messages and accounts : And it's especially dangerous because the code works

Poisoned #WhatsApp API package steals messages and accounts
www.theregister.com/2025/12/22/w...

Malicious npm package with more than 56,000 downloads + code works.
#InstantMessaging #InstantMessenger #CyberCrime #CyberSecurity

Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog #instantmessaging #e2ee #encryption #privacy #surveillance #regulation

After Years of Controversy, the EU’s Chat Control Nears Its Final Hurdle: What to Know | Electronic Frontier Foundation #chatcontrol #europe #regulation #instantmessaging #surveillance #privacy

Snikket Chat | Simple, secure and private messaging #xmpp #snikket #instantmessaging

ArcaneChat - Private chats for the family #arcanechat #deltachat #instantmessaging

Molly is an independent Signal fork for Android with improved features #molly #signal #instantmessaging

XChat – Elon Musk’s Alternative to WhatsApp? Elon Musk is promising another shake-up, this time in the field of instant messaging. The topic is the launch of XChat on the X platform (formerly Twitter). The platform’s owner has already labeled his new service as a “WhatsApp alternative.” Personally, I’m not inclined to participate. I don’t see a reason to be part of […] Post XChat – Elon Musk’s Alternative to WhatsApp? at Root-Nation.com.

XChat – Elon Musk’s Alternative to WhatsApp? #XChat #ElonMusk #WhatsAppAlternative #InstantMessaging #SocialMedia

EU-Signalgruppe: Zu sensibel für Freigabe, nicht sensibel genug für Archivierung

Dass EU-Außenminister und -ministerinnen einen Gruppenchat auf Signal nutzen, war bekannt. Worüber sie aber schreiben, dazu sind die Reaktionen widersprüchlich […]

Top 22 Instant Messaging Apps in 2025 Discover the top instant messaging apps and compare them side-by-side using real market share and usage statistics.

📊 Tech Stats Friday
🥇 Top messaging apps and who's #1 where

WhatsApp 🇪🇸 🇮🇹 🇳🇱 🇩🇪 🇧🇷 🇮🇳 🇹🇷 🇮🇩 🇹🇭
Messenger 🇦🇺 🇵🇱 🇭🇺 🇬🇷 🇵🇭
Discord 🇺🇸
Telegram 🇷🇺 🇺🇦 🇧🇾 🇮🇷 🇺🇿
Viber 🇷🇸 🇧🇦
LINE 🇯🇵 🇹🇼
QQ 🇨🇳 🇭🇰
KakaoTalk 🇰🇷
Zalo 🇻🇳

👇 Full stats & rankings:
www.wmtips.com/technologies...

#AppComparison #InstantMessaging #MessagingApps

When the agenda is Best Virtual Phone Number, and Mr. Smith asks:
‘Call or DM?’ 😏📞💬

With Dialaxy.com, handle calls, messages & notifications all in one place!

#Dialaxy #SmartCommunication #CloudCalling #InstantMessaging #WorkSmarter #GlobalReach

Tansania: Internetblockade nach fünf Tagen beendet, WhatsApp & Co. noch gesperrt

Fast eine Woche war Tansania komplett offline, jetzt geht das Internet wieder. Soziale Netzwerke und Messenger werden aber offenbar weiterhin blockiert […]

"Keine realistische Alternative": Signal-Chefin verteidigt Nutzung von AWS

Als AWS vor einer Woche ausgefallen ist, hatte Signal eine Weile massive Probleme. Meredith Whittaker erklärt nun, warum der Messenger darauf angewiesen ist […]

Vorwurf der Aktienmanipulation: Südkoreanischer Tech-Milliardär freigesprochen

Vor anderthalb Jahren wurde der Gründer von Kakao Talk festgenommen, erst Monate später kam er wieder frei. Nun wurde Kim Beom-su freigesprochen […]

Why Signal’s post-quantum makeover is an amazing engineering achievement - Ars Technica #signal #e2ee #privacy #surveillance #instantmessaging #postquantum #cryptography

ArcaneChat Private chats for the family

There's another #DeltaChat client on the block: #ArcaneChat

🔗 arcanechat.me

It's written by one of the DeltaChat developers, and I frankly cannot see any functional difference between the two. But I guess diversity and freedom of choice is nice.

📣 #chat, #instantMessaging, #messaging, #privacy