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I did my part to help reduce costs by switching to the decentralized alternative, Session.[0]

Bonus: Session does not demand users' phone number. Also no bundled cryptocurrency.[1]

[0] https://getsession.org/

[1] https://www.stephendiehl.com/blog/signal.html

>>RunSet+(OP)
> Also no bundled cryptocurrency.[1]

It seems like Session relies on Oxen's network, so while there is no inherent coin it is blockchain backed.

> Session’s onion routing system, known as onion requests, uses Oxen‘s network of Oxen Service Nodes, which also power the $OXEN cryptocurrency. Check out Oxen.io to find more information on the tech behind Session’s onion routing.

https://getsession.org/faq#onion-routing

>>RunSet+(OP)
Session depends on the Loki blockchain, so I dispute point 1.

>>RunSet+(OP)
Cool, glad to hear about this - However, it is still coupled to a cryptocurrency (https://oxen.io/) even if not bundled wechat-style

>>RunSet+(OP)
I think simpleX[0] is a better choice at this point with all the recent issues around oxen: not coupled to any crypto, no user ids, can host your own servers if need be, etc

[0] https://simplex.chat/

>>pluto_+b2
I don't consider Session to "bundle" the Loki blockchain or the Oxen network in any sense.

Here is more information about what I meant when I used the term "bundled".

https://www.techopedia.com/definition/4240/bundled-software

>>RunSet+(OP)
And as a bonus Session has the best line ever: "Send (encrypted) Messages, not metadata".

They've given Signal quite the fork.