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Honestly in an effort to avoid american tools I went for ot then I found out the guy behind SimpleX is a climate change denier Maga supporter and all around lunatic and regardless that the project is open source I don't want to be found near that thing.
Sessions seems to be a decent alternative though but if I want a chance to convert people to try to use more privacy respecting chat tools Signal is the best compromise.
simplex is European. it's developed in the UK, though has had funding from American technofascists.
I suggest you read up on the software.
Russia is big mad about it, and likely will be banned in the US soon for similar reasons.
I have already done enough research on it. I am not touching that software with a 10ft pole. I even sat through the whole techlore interview and was somewhat into the project. But then when I discorvered his socials it came crashing down. I also have to admit that I find it odd that it's in the UK with shit privacy laws.
your fervent rejection only makes me want to use it more.