Hi guys, I want to communicate with people here via chat if possible, and just wondering what people here are using?

I want to use a protocol if possible, and definitely not discord or some other software run by a corporation. Obviously IRC was the thing to use back in the day. Do people still use it or something else?

I love the fediverse and the idea of getting away from the big tech companies, and am looking for whatever real time chat software is recommended right now. Thanks.

Edit: Setup on Matrix, thanks guys! @xero-:matrix.org hit me up if you want!

  • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝English
    14•1 year ago

    There’s a space in your settings for your Matrix username and that creates a secure messages link in your profile, so Matrix is a key part of Lemmy, providing end-to-end encrypted messaging (a bit like WhatsApp but you don’t need to give anyone your phone number, so, yeah, like.IRC and XMPP back in the day).

    I also argue here that it should be useful for moderator teams on lathe communities as you can create private spaces and rooms within it to thrash out any issues.

    • @[email protected]OPEnglish
      3•1 year ago

      Nice, will definitely look into matrix.

      edit: Setup on Matrix. Username @xero-:matrix.org