At Meta Antitrust Trial, Sheryl Sandberg Testifies About Competition and Instagram Deal - In her second day on the stand of a landmark antitrust trial over Meta’s power, Ms. Sandb... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/technology/meta-antitrust-trial-sheryl-sandberg.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #antitrustlawsandcompetitionissues #computersandtheinternet #federaltradecommission #mobileapplications #tiktok(bytedance) #instantmessaging #metaplatformsinc #sandbergsherylk

heise+ | Sechs sichere Messenger im Vergleich

Schlicht oder verspielt, aber jedenfalls sicher? Wir vergleichen sechs Ende-zu-Ende-verschlüsselte Messenger mit unterschiedlichen Prioritäten und Konzepten.

https://www.heise.de/ratgeber/Sechs-sichere-Messenger-im-Vergleich-10297137.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

heise+ | IT-Sicherheit: Technische Tricks sicherer Messenger

Kommunikation abzusichern ist ein kompliziertes Unterfangen. Moderne Messenger greifen zu allerlei Tricks, um Daten und Metadaten gegen Angriffe zu schützen.

https://www.heise.de/ratgeber/IT-Sicherheit-Technische-Tricks-sicherer-Messenger-10305737.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

At Trial, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta Calls TikTok a Major Competitive Threat - The Meta chief executive testified for a third day in a landmark antitrust trial accusing... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/technology/zuckerberg-meta-antitrust-trial.html #antitrustlawsandcompetitionissues #computersandtheinternet #federaltradecommission #instantmessaging #metaplatformsinc #instagraminc #socialmedia #whatsappinc #e-commerce

EU admits existence of signal group chat of EU foreign ministers

It's not just in the USA that government officials use signals to contact each other; it's apparently also common in the EU. The content should remain secret.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/EU-admits-existence-of-signal-group-chat-of-EU-foreign-ministers-10353877.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

EU gesteht Existenz von Signal-Gruppenchat der EU-Außenminister ein

Nicht nur in den USA kommunizieren Regierungsvertreter miteinander über Signal, auch in der EU ist das offenbar verbreitet. Die Inhalte sollen geheim bleiben.

https://www.heise.de/news/EU-gesteht-Existenz-von-Signal-Gruppenchat-der-EU-Aussenminister-ein-10353749.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

Zuckerberg Says He Bought Instagram and WhatsApp Because Building Apps Is Hard - The Meta chief executive, testifying in a landmark antitrust trial, evaded questions abou... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/technology/meta-antitrust-trial-mark-zuckerberg.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #antitrustlawsandcompetitionissues #computersandtheinternet #federaltradecommission #mobileapplications #instantmessaging #metaplatformsinc #zuckerbergmarke #instagraminc #socialmedia

What If Mark Zuckerberg Had Not Bought Instagram and WhatsApp? - Meta’s antitrust trial, in which the government contends the company killed competition b... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/technology/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-instagram-whatsapp.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #antitrustlawsandcompetitionissues #computersandtheinternet #federaltradecommission #mobileapplications #instantmessaging #metaplatformsinc #zuckerbergmarke #textmessaging #instagraminc

If #Signal and #Gmail are not sufficient for #Republicans to use for #American #Government #Communications, should you use them?

This major change from #WhatsApp will cause more people to flock to Signal, if they haven't done so already... https://mindsconnected.tech/index.php?showtopic=1073&view=getnewpost #Meta #MetaAI #newfeature #update #software #mobile #communication #instantmessaging #Europe #forcedai #ai #tech

"Talked to Elon Musk": US security advisor has group chat scandal investigated

The US government assures that the incident involving a group chat on Signal is not a problem. The journalist who made it public is insulted.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Talked-to-Elon-Musk-US-security-advisor-has-group-chat-scandal-investigated-10328798.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

"Mit Elon Musk geredet": US-Sicherheitsberater lässt Gruppenchat-Skandal prüfen

Die US-Regierung versichert, dass der Vorfall um einen Gruppenchat auf Signal kein Problem sei. Der Journalist, der ihn publik gemacht hat, wird beleidigt.

https://www.heise.de/news/Mit-Elon-Musk-geredet-US-Sicherheitsberater-laesst-Gruppenchat-Skandal-pruefen-10328765.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

US-Minister besprechen auf Signal Militärschläge im Jemen – Journalist liest mit

Bevor die USA den Jemen angegriffen haben, haben sich hohe Regierungsvertreter dazu in einer Signal-Gruppe ausgetauscht. Dort waren sie aber nicht unter sich.

https://www.heise.de/news/US-Minister-besprechen-auf-Signal-Militaerschlaege-im-Jemen-Journalist-liest-mit-10327065.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

Uh-oh - Messenger pioneer ICQ will be shut down at the end of June

ICQ, the indispensable messenger at the turn of the millennium, will soon no longer work. A look back at the culture of messaging.

https://www.heise.de/en/background/Uh-oh-Messenger-Pionier-ICQ-wird-Ende-Juni-abgeschaltet-9732162.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

To the #XMPP community, is it possible today to set up a federated, phone number-based user addressing kind of chat network to progressively replace whatsapp and signal ?

A bit like #quicksy but where the server hosting your ID is where you want it to be, e.g. a VPS or your home.

I decided to start writing a series of blog posts (mostly for my friends who are not terminally online) about various platforms and apps that will allow them (and me) to be less dependent on centralized platforms, especially the ones based in the US.

Of course, the Fediverse will be heavily featured.

Today Matrix and Element (that I've just started using).

https://www.liminalweb.site/goodbye-messenger-hello-matrix-and-element/

Enjoy (and share with your own friends and family who are not necessarily tech people).

#OpenSource #Matrix #Element #InstantMessaging #Decentralization

"Von Feinden genutzt": Telegram in Dagestan und Tschetschenien gesperrt

Telegram ist seit dem Wochenende in zwei russischen Teilrepubliken nicht mehr benutzbar. Zur Begründung wird auf einen Vorfall aus dem Jahr 2023 verwiesen.

https://www.heise.de/news/Von-Feinden-genutzt-Telegram-in-Dagestan-und-Tschetschenien-gesperrt-10310000.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

Skype is soon going to be no more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2025/02/28/the-next-chapter-moving-from-skype-to-microsoft-teams/. For a proprietary app, it has done its job and lived a long 21-year life. Do you remember when MSN Messenger was replaced by Skype?

Meanwhile, some of my favourite IRC and XMPP-based IM tools from the '90s are still going strong in OSS land. Some can even handle 4K video calls without a hitch nowadays... unlike Microsoft Teams. Go figure.

Oh, just discovered that the people behind Escargot made a sister project to support AIM, ICQ and Yahoo Messenger.

https://nina.chat/