"Signal is okay but it's owned by one non-profit company (which you may or may not trust). Matrix is better. It's also end to end encrypted and open source, but you can run your own servers (and connect to other servers seamlessly) so you have much more control over your own data. There is a Glasgow based server here: https://matrix.glasgow.social"
The above is a comment posted on my previous article on the messaging service Signal. I don’t profess in any way to be an authority on these matters, I just believe that we should be moving away from the big corporate giants in the communication/social media scene, with all there controls over, and storing/sharing of your data. I personally would always prefer open-source, but free open-source is always an attraction. So I would be delighted if people came forward with their opinions on where to go to escape the multinational control oriented beasts that at present seem to hold us in the palm of their hands. Pros and cons of Signal, Matrix or whatever you think would help us break that control over our data. Thanks Neil for your comment.
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