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		oblio on Jan 15, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Signal is having technical difficulties IRC all over again. I don't see this taking over until someone comes up with its Gmail.

ripdog on Jan 15, 2021 [–]

'its gmail' is matrix.org. It is the default server when you start up Element.

spurgu on Jan 15, 2021 | [–]

Exactly. There's no reason to run your own server aside from supporting the decentralized nature of it (or wanting to be 100% in control).

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