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Keeping platforms open - Seirdy
| | drewdevault.com
Use open platforms - or else
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| | [AI summary] The post argues for open-source alternatives like Matrix and IRC after Reddit banned the /r/wallstreetbets community from Discord, highlighting the risks of centralised platforms.
| | eta.st
Thoughts on improving chat systems
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| | I'm quite interested in instant messaging technology! I've been an avid user of internet relay chat (IRC) -probably the oldest chat protocol in existence - f...
| | getstream.io
XMPP Explained - Extensible Messaging & Presence Protocol
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| | XMPP remains a critical framework for chat and messaging applications 20+ years after its launch. Here's how it works.
| | soatok.blog
Against XMPP+OMEMO - Dhole Moments
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| XMPP is a messaging protocol (among other things) that needs no introduction to any technical audience. Its various implementations have proliferated through technical communities for decades. Many large tech companies today used to run XMPP servers. However, the basic protocol transmitted plaintext. If you were lucky, it was plaintext over SSL/TLS, but servers could still...