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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/33458015

If I am required to do this, I am purging my Discord account immediately. I am not giving them face scans.

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[–] perestroika@lemm.ee 12 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (4 children)

I would recommend Signal and maybe Tox (protocol, has several clients).

Signal is a nonprofit. They make it a point not to collect your data. Just the phone number. Military folks seem to like them.

Tox is not a centralized entity at all, anarchists seem to like it. Multiple Tox clients exist and use a common protocol and network. Messaging happens via peer-to-peer, lookups make use of servers. For messaging to occur, both communicating parties have to be online, so don't expect much convenience.

[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago

Oh my God it's been so many years since I've heard of tox I set up a q-tox account years ago, then no one used the platform so I just let it rest. I think I have my identity key is still stored on my developer sync, I forgot that platform existed

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I use signal with my wife and daughter for texting, does it also offer group servers? I keep in touch with most of my business customers through my shop’s discord server.

[–] mipadaitu@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

It does group messaging, it's not the same as discord, but I'm not sure what all features you need in a group chat room.

Yes, you can also share a server link and use a username therefore not needing to share your phone number, for bigger group chats