I hope people similarly leave Facebook and Instagram and join open-source alternatives. All corporate-owned social media platforms need to die.
@h_tejas
Look at https://riot.im as a replacement to #WhatsApp. It is decentralized similar to #Mastodon but suited for private conversations and groups with end to end encryption for assured #privacy It is powered by #Matrix protocol and two instances are manged by Indians https://diasp.in and https://poddery.com
@restioson
I'm admin at poddery.com and I use it everyday. It is pretty fast.
@akash
We can create multiple aliases, so start with your own server.
@praveen @restioson @h_tejas @akshay yogi lives like 20 mins from here, I'm scared of starting a room or being an admin tbh. Too many horror stories of WhatsApp group admins who weren't even admins anymore. This is UP
Created #BoycottWhatsApp:poddery.com (with limited scope than #india). Let new people join, understand how to use and move to whatever groups they like to create.
@akash @restioson @h_tejas @akshay
And browser link with tips for each client https://matrix.to/#/#BoycottWhatsApp:poddery.com #matrix
@praveen @restioson @h_tejas @akshay im trying to join the room so I can take a as to post with the toot but it says it doesn't exist?
@praveen @restioson @h_tejas @akshay nevermind, I tooted anyway https://metalhead.club/@akash/103108566177731486
@praveen @restioson @h_tejas @akshay can anyone please create #india on that server? I'll need to make an account there unless we want it to occupy multiple addresses