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# xmpp is the instant messaging protocol out there¹
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The Extensible Messaging Presence Protocol (XMPP) is a messaging
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protocol which allows you to... exchange message with a chat partner
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and know if said partner is online, busy, away... At its core it is
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very minimal. But as its name says, it is extensible so there are
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extensions like multi user chats (MUCs) OpenPGP encryption, OMEMO
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encryption, OTR encryption, profile pictures...
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As it is a protocol rather than a software. There are a lot of clients
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to choose from. To name a few, dino, gajim, profanity (for linux),
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conversations for android, monal for the apple garbage...
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# Decentralization
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You and your friend can setup your own xmpp servers and a server to
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server communication will be made. (yourdomain.tld -> frendomain.tld)
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just like emails. So the messages aren't centralizated. Making it good
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for privacy
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# Easy encryption
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xmpp supports [OMEMO](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0384.html) and
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[OpenPGP](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0027.html) encryption. This
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plus centralization makes it perfect for privacy.
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# xmpp advantages over WhatsApp
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* Not run by F\*ceb\*ok
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* Decentralized
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* You can run your server
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* Does not require phone number
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# xmpp advantages over Telegram
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* not run by a russian mobster
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* Decentralized
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* You can enable encryption in a desktop client
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* You can setup your own server
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* Does not require phone number
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# xmpp advantages over Signal
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* Does not require phone number (kek, a privacy oriented software
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requires your phone number)
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* You can trust the encryption
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* You can setup your own server
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# xmpp flaws
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Every client sucks
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