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OP.

You block it by switching to #pixelfed.

Element is very good.

That is why we need to work towards having postmarketOs and similarprojectso going.

That is absolutely not a blow to ROMs by any means. There are plenty of good alternatives. For messaging, alternatives are even better. Dialer apps are just basic ones buy they do exists.