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switch from Whatsapp to Element (matrix)? (element.io)
submitted 1 week ago by Pip@feddit.org to c/buyfromeu@feddit.org
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I'm thinking of moving away from US-based messengers.

Signal, telegram etc have the same problematic architectures. Of those kinds of solutions, I like Threema best, but nobody uses them (which is only a problem because of their architecture).

So I wanted to get a solution with a decentralized architecture, pretty much like the fediverse.

From what I can see, the fediverse activityPub with MLS layer project (to enable fediverse end-to-end encrypted messaging) is still in the functional documentation stage.

So, what do you think of Element as a messenger (which uses matrix protocol)?

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[-] Blaze@piefed.zip 4 points 1 week ago

Deltachat is better for family/friends chats: https://piefed.zip/c/privacy/p/763572/looking-for-a-federated-alternative-to-signal-as-they-might-have-to-comply-with-chatcontro

For IRC replacement, Matrix indeed

[-] weissbinder@feddit.org 1 points 6 days ago

I so much fucking love the idea of Delta chat.

[-] Pip@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago

Why is delta (using email protocol) better than element (using matrix protocol for messaging)? I'm a bit surprised

[-] Blaze@piefed.zip 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Matrix's biggest issues are

  • management of keys/verification of sessions
  • inconsistent experiences across clients (even official ones, like Element and Element X).

The post I linked has more details about both of those points.

[-] erebion@news.erebion.eu 3 points 6 days ago

Also, in countries with heavy internet censorship, email mostly just works. I've heard DeltaChat works in China.

[-] Blaze@piefed.zip 2 points 6 days ago

You see Russian people on the DeltaChat forum as well

this post was submitted on 30 Jan 2026
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