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Best alternative to WhatsApp? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Edit - y'all are awesome! I'm gonna check out all of these - thank you!!

A family member is moving out of country and convinced the best way to keep in touch is with WhatsApp. I really don't want to install any Meta shit on my phone.

Any recommendation for a FOSS or other alternative from a company that's less of an ethical dumpster fire?

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[–] airikr@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 years ago

XMPP. Oh, wait, company based.

Signal if you want phone number based signups.
SimpleX Chat if you want to experience full privacy.
Threema if you want basically the same as SimpleX Chat, but want to give them money first.

But XMPP would be the best option. Snikket is recommended for easy setup.

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