Mastodawn

Less clutter, more privacy. AmnyX Messenger’s new self-destruct messages auto-delete after your chosen time. Perfect for OTPs, passwords you share once, or chats that don’t need to live forever. #AmnyX #Privacy #SelfDestruct #Messaging #VanishMode
@AmnyX

sayzard 20h ago

Engadget (@engadget)

X의 메시징 앱인 XChat이 곧 출시될 가능성이 제기됐다. X가 소셜 플랫폼을 넘어 자체 메신저 기능을 강화할 수 있는 신호로, 향후 사용자 커뮤니케이션과 앱 내 기능 확장에 영향을 줄 수 있다.

https://x.com/engadget/status/2042933681430417709

#x #xchat #messaging #app

Engadget (@engadget) on X

X's messaging app, XChat, may be available soon https://t.co/enVnXY8slE

X (formerly Twitter)

Sami Lehtinen 21h ago

Microsoft Teams - I can’t believe it… Now, after an year or whatever (long time). Microsoft guys were able to get the scheduled messages being shown correctly on mobile (Android). I’m surprised that they got that kind of elite engineers and geniuses in house. - Oh well, maybe they don’t. It was probably AI that fixed it. #microsoft #teams #apps #messaging #bugs #fix #UX

knoppix 1d ago

WhatsApp is rolling out usernames in beta on Android and iOS, enabling messaging without exposing phone numbers, though signup still requires a number 🔐
Usernames allow 3–35 chars, optional 4-digit keys, and Meta linking, reflecting partial privacy gains but continued centralized identity control 🧩

🔗 https://9to5google.com/2026/04/08/whatsapp-username-support-rolling-out/

#TechNews #WhatsApp #Meta #Messaging #Privacy #Usernames #OpenTech #DataProtection #Security #DigitalRights #Encryption #FOSS #Transparency #BigTech #OnlineIdentity

WhatsApp starts rolling out usernames in beta, keeps your phone number private

WhatsApp has started rolling out support for usernames, allowing users to keep their phone numbers private while still using the app.

9to5Google

knoppix 1d ago

Session lost paid staff, leaving volunteers to run its open source, metadata-minimizing network, with funding secured only until July 8. 🔒
Development is paused and funding remains far below its $1M goal, exposing fragility of privacy-first tools without sustainable support. ⚠️

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/session-call-for-donations/

#TechNews #Session #Privacy #Messaging #OpenSource #FOSS #Encryption #Cybersecurity #DigitalRights #Decentralization #Security #Funding #Tech #Software #Internet

Privacy Messenger Session Is Staring Down a 90-Day Countdown to Obscurity

With paid developers gone and only volunteers remaining, the app has until July 8 to secure funding or fade into irrelevance.

It's FOSS

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Richard Wonka 2d ago

@Good_News_Community

More trustworthy messaging alternatives:

- https://jami.net/ #jami
- https://github.com/berty #berty
- https://delta.chat/ #deltachat
- anything #xmpp / #jabber like e.g. #monal

(Not evaluated yet: #paligram)

#messenger #messaging #trust #floss #foss #infosec #privacy

Jami

Jami facilitates share, freely and privately.

Jami

Good News Community 2d ago

RE: https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/@esmie/116384340746865983

Indeed a good app and the Good News Community runs a room there too! - https://gasolin.idv.tw/keetlink/#nfouhfk8oj5xd7jt8p3f3d6si16xgeuffnzy99m5zy1s7umpzntgsxcry59dhso9p1wohpmtowmzifbtsg74tox4utufg9c64drj47ohhfcsknap5quu9f8cej4awn3rxbzr77rfkp73ncyeh7c64incbopneyedmbtogi1jakus8urtj8bd7wsgqxoqs

#Keet #KeetIo #Messaging #p2p

William Rodrigues 🏹🧜‍♀️⚔️2d ago

Venha conhecer e fazer parte da Conexão Científica (conexaocientifica.cc), nossa instância XMPP!
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Divulgação Científica
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#xmpp #isacloud #conexaociencia #prosody #ciencia #divulgacaocientifica #conversejs #messaging

XMPP Invitation

joriki

2d ago

I'm curious about the split ...

https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/apr/06/texting-back-relationships-anxiety-overwhelm-burnout

#poll #messaging #sms #instantmessaging

	good texter
	bad texter

Poll ends at Apr 17 at 9:24pm.

I never text back – and it’s ruining my relationships

Experts weigh in on why some people have an inexplicable barrier to responding – and what they can do about it

The Guardian

Tim Schlotfeldt ⚓🏳️‍🌈2d ago

heise.de: iOS: Gelöschte Signal-Daten von FBI via Benachrichtigungsdatenbank extrahiert

Interessanterweise soll die betroffene Person Signal so eingestellt haben, dass die eingehenden Nachrichten automatisch verschwinden. In der [iOS-] Benachrichtigungsdatenbank geschieht dies allerdings offenbar nicht. 404 Media geht davon aus, dass nicht nur Signal von dieser Tatsache betroffen ist, sondern auch andere Anwendungen, die Benachrichtigungen nutzen.

Oupsi.

#Security #Messaging #Signal

iOS: Gelöschte Signal-Daten von FBI via Benachrichtigungsdatenbank extrahiert

Trotz der Tatsache, dass eine Verdächtige die gesamte App entfernt hatte, konnten FBI-Forensiker noch Signal-Nachrichten finden. Sie verwendeten einen Trick.

heise online