Sorry if I’ve just become that jaded, but did anybody expect that these apps don’t sell data?

Will using the browser version with the usual array of ad-blocks help?

One of the interesting features about Matrix is that it supports some degree of interoperability. The Beeper phone app, for all the fuss about its ill-fated attempts to bridge to iMessage, can connect to Discord for basic no-frills text chat.

I refuse to install Discord on my phone but use Beeper for DMs and group texting.

I am a big fan of Matrix and glad to see it getting some attention in this post. But it is definitely a bit rougher around the edges and esoteric compared to Discord. For more technically-inclined people, it’s fine. But it’s a bit much for some people.

I’m no fan of Apple (and don’t want to divert discussion here), but part of their winning formula is ease of use.

I frequently use Jitsi w/screensharing. Been using it for quite a while this way with good results.

An obvious chipping away at old reddit. They are trying to get rid of it altogether.

I consider their new format to be unusable.