Nostr you only need to create a public and private key to have an account and use TOR with specific relays. It is also one of the social media Edward Snowden use.

Closest I know is Revolt.

Discord can do shit like this because they know many won’t ever try to use an alternative. You need more than just “open source” “privacy” or “FOSS” to convince people.

It’s because is owned by Roblox.

Still register with a phone number is a red flag. I prefer SimpleX.

SimpleX

SimpleX.

Can an instance close the API or limit it?

Is Lemmy protected of scraping our data for AI?