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Request for messenger suggestions (lemmy.zip)
submitted 2 months ago by leriotdelac@lemmy.zip to c/foss@beehaw.org
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Hi all! I'd like to request suggestions for a secure messaging app, ideally that doesn't require mobile phone for registration, to stay connected to my family In Russia.

The country wages war on the Internet, messengers and VPNs. Options are blocked one by one, and one can't register in Signal because numbers that send registration confirmation from Signal are blocked...

I'd need an app that allows group chats, calls, media attachments and audio messages, easy enough for older people would be able to install. Ideally, something niche enough it won't be blocked right away...

It's a lot of requirements, but I hope something like this exists and would be very grateful for any recommendations.

Android / iPhone / desktop.

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[–] hb9ery@feddit.online 0 points 2 months ago

btw, I also host a cryptpad instance of the project https://cryptpad.fr/, this can be fine for easy chat inside a document, all in the browser, discrete as it shows just an office online tool at first glance. (end to end encrypted)