still hella confused as to why self-proclaimed privacy advocates—even teams like @privacyguides—are pushing @element so hard despite the data collection & sharing practices, the loosey-goosey metadata usage, and the fact that they host on AWS.

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    Just a quick glance at all of those:

    -Briar, Tox, and Cwtch don’t have iOS clients

    -SimpleX doesn’t have a desktop GUI has issues with big groups (see comment below)

    -Session has a 100-person group chat limit

    -Syphon’s own github states they are “still in alpha and we do not recommend using it where proven and independently verified security is required.” Plus, they haven’t had a release in over a year, so I’m not sure it’s still maintained.

    Element (or most Matrix clients) don’t have any of those issues. Like I said, it’s not perfect, but I see why it’s recommended. All decent alternatives have significant downsides