Mastodon
mastodon.social
The original server operated by the Mastodon gGmbH non-profit

It will be open source, end to end encrypted using Signal’s double ratchet encryption protocol, and he plans to make it easy for fediverse platforms to integrate it. The beta will release later this month.

He’s also the creator of https://fedidb.org btw

        • paraphrandEnglish
          5•1 year ago

          I find it interesting that people who don’t really think about these things much often have a default sentiment that everyone on a single platform is better.

          It’s especially true of people who just exploit platforms for attention. It breaks the rules they have built up in their heads about how to be important and have status.

          Just kinda thinking out loud here.

            • paraphrandEnglish
              1•1 year ago

              Can you clarify the nuance you are pointing out? I really have heard multiple people assume they will be forced to be on every platform if multiple platforms become active/popular. They express they think a single platform is preferable.

                • paraphrandEnglish
                  1•1 year ago

                  Oh, I see. I got way off track and was thinking about Social Media not messengers. Apologies.

      • @ChewTigerEnglish
        8•1 year ago

        Competition is good, especially with regards to privacy and cyber security. Customers benefit when companies don’t have a captured market. A lack of competition only leads to monopolies and stagnation.

        If no one offers a secure product, then customers have no choice but to either not use anything or put up with it. Competition means that at any time a newcomer can offer a better product (that is hopefully open source).

        Edit to add: Ideally you could message people on different apps with the same account. But I’ll take fragmentation over a monopoly.