The future of messaging is: decentralized, secure communication based on the #Matrix protocol.
My screenshot shows the main screen from the app #Beeper (recently acquired by #Automattic) with messages from #Whatsapp, #Instagram and #LinkedIn –in ONE centralized inbox.
I have Meta apps on an empty burner phone and I really don't like LinkedIn, so this has been a fun exercise: I can access messages from these platforms without using their apps. Everything is end-to-end encrypted
🚨🚨🚨 Attention please! 🚨🚨🚨
Yesterday I published a few toots about my experiences with the #Beeper app by Automattic, which uses the #Matrix protocol & allows users to easily create bridges to the inboxes of #Whatsapp #Instagram #LinkedIn and a plethora of other apps.
Well well late last night I was on my burner phone to check Threads and I got a notification from Instagram warning me that my account showed bot-like behavior and was at risk of being permanently banned. #Meta got mad! (cont')
New: #DeAppleification project 🍏
Good hardware, if overpriced ✔️
Bad software & services, deliberately lacking #interoperability ❌
Today, I shut off Apple's closed #iMessage service entirely. Now using #Beeper as a universal inbox, with #Signal, #WhatsApp & #Slack DMs ✅
Goal: shutting off all 🍏 services will make it much easier to switch to cheaper hardware in future. Which is why Apple’s entire business model depends on tying their hardware to their software & services
