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		spiznnx on Jan 15, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Signal is having technical difficulties It's not e2ee by default. If you exclusively use e2ee (secret chats), it becomes less featureful than signal/whatsapp/iMessage. No group chats!

rvz on Jan 15, 2021 [–]

They (WhatsApp users) don't care. They just want it to 'just work' and stay online.

Signal has just encountered the worst usability issue today (Which is by going down) which is costing them users to look elsewhere.

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