Yes. The number one hurdle is to get common folks off WhatsApp. Good luck with that.
So the most liable option to substitute WhatsApp is Signal, which has a somewhat big (not huge) user base, but the probability of that happening is slim to none.
Telegram is even more used than Signal but don’t trust it for total privacy and its used for funny business.
Then coming in on 4th place, you have the rest like Matrix, Briar etc. You might get your best friend to use it, but that’s about it.
I convinced my family and friends to download signal like 2 years ago, we talked there couple of times and they moved back to WhatsApp. Briar is also really but since you need to create an account locally on the device there’s less chance regular people move to it. (most people don’t care so much about their privacy. Source: they tell me to shutup when I talk about it. Jk… Sort of…).
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https://Simplex.chat is the only option
Love it. Too bad people don’t want to try new things…
Yes. The number one hurdle is to get common folks off WhatsApp. Good luck with that.
So the most liable option to substitute WhatsApp is Signal, which has a somewhat big (not huge) user base, but the probability of that happening is slim to none.
Telegram is even more used than Signal but don’t trust it for total privacy and its used for funny business.
Then coming in on 4th place, you have the rest like Matrix, Briar etc. You might get your best friend to use it, but that’s about it.
I am amazed by how many funny groups there are in Telegram with funny content in it. They really do trust telegram.
I convinced my family and friends to download signal like 2 years ago, we talked there couple of times and they moved back to WhatsApp. Briar is also really but since you need to create an account locally on the device there’s less chance regular people move to it. (most people don’t care so much about their privacy. Source: they tell me to shutup when I talk about it. Jk… Sort of…).