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

Can Using the Light Phone III Help Cure ‘Brain Rot’? - Minimalist gadgets like the new Light Phone III, a smartphone that barely does anything, ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/technology/personaltech/light-phone-iii-brain-rot.html #mobilecommerceandpayments #computersandtheinternet #mobileapplications #textmessaging #smartphones #webbrowsers #start-ups #cameras #iphone

After the Signal Leak, How Well Do You Know Your Own Group Chats? - A journalist’s inclusion in a national security discussion served as a reminder that you ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/style/group-chat-security-signal.html #unitedstatesdefenseandmilitaryforces #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #signal(openwhispersystems) #waltzmichael(1974-) #atlanticmonthly #goldbergjeffrey #textmessaging #hegsethpete #cruzted

im aiming to create an #encrypted #secure and #private #filetransfer and #messaging app. (because thats the only type worth working on)

I've highlighted some features below:

- #Decentralized
- No #cookies
- #P2P #encrypted
- No #registration
- No #installing
- #GroupMessaging (coming soon)
- #TextMessaging
- #MultimediaMessaging
- #OfflineMessaging (in #research phase)
- #FileTransfer
- #VideoCalls
- #DataOwnership
- Optional #SelfHosting
- #Screensharing (on desktop browsers)
- #OpenSource

Check it out!
#Blog: https://positive-intentions.com/blog/introducing-decentralized-chat
#GitHub: https://github.com/positive-intentions/chat
#Demo: https://chat.positive-intentions.com

im aiming to create an #encrypted #secure and #private #messaging app. (because thats the only type worth working on)

I've highlighted some features below:

- #Decentralized
- No #cookies
- #P2P #encrypted
- No #registration
- No #installing
- #GroupMessaging (coming soon)
- #TextMessaging
- #MultimediaMessaging
- #OfflineMessaging (in #research phase)
- #FileTransfer
- #VideoCalls
- #DataOwnership
- Optional #SelfHosting
- #Screensharing (on desktop browsers)
- #OpenSource

Check it out!
#Blog: https://positive-intentions.com/blog/introducing-decentralized-chat
#GitHub: https://github.com/positive-intentions/chat
#Demo: https://chat.positive-intentions.com

p.s. let me know if im spamming on your feed. im trying to guage the reccommended quality and frequency of posting on mastodon.

#iOS #Android #Apple #Google #TextMessaging
This is only an issue with text between iOS and Android. Come on, Apple and Google, stop squabbling and get your acts together. Enough is enough. Time to protect and serve your customers.

FBI Warns iPhone And Android Users—Stop Sending Texts

"US officials urge citizens to use encrypted messaging and calls wherever they can—here’s what you need to know."
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/12/03/fbi-warns-iphone-and-android-users-stop-sending-texts/

im aiming to create an #encrypted #secure and #private #messaging app. (because thats the only type worth working on)

I've highlighted some features below:

- #Decentralized
- No #cookies
- #P2P #encrypted
- No #registration
- No #installing
- #GroupMessaging (coming soon)
- #TextMessaging
- #MultimediaMessaging
- #OfflineMessaging (in #research phase)
- #FileTransfer
- #VideoCalls
- #DataOwnership
- Optional #SelfHosting
- #Screensharing (on desktop browsers)
- #OpenSource

Check it out!
#Blog: https://positive-intentions.com/blog/introducing-decentralized-chat
#GitHub: https://github.com/positive-intentions/chat
#Demo: https://chat.positive-intentions.com

Are A.I. Clones the Future of Dating? I Tried Them for Myself. - A New York Times reporter tested a handful of chatbots to see if they could help improve ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/technology/ai-dating-apps.html #artificialintelligence #datingandrelationships #contenttype:service #tinder(mobileapp) #hinge(mobileapp) #textmessaging #onlinedating

How Technology and Loneliness are Interlinked - Technology and loneliness are interlinked, researchers have found, stoked by the ways we ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/10/technology/personaltech/technology-loneliness.html #mentalhealthanddisorders #computersandtheinternet #contenttype:service #mobileapplications #anxietyandstress #textmessaging #murthyvivekh #socialmedia #smartphones #loneliness

What in the actual fuck is wrong with people?!

You know what?!

White supremacy is first on my list!

Capitalism will fall shortly after!

Black people across the country have been getting racist texts about slave plantations

https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/black-people-across-the-country-have-been-getting-racist-texts-about-slave-plantations-173059798.html?src=rss

I'm working on something exciting and would love your #feedback if you're up for it. My #project is still a work-in-progress, but it’s already #testable and operates in a unique, #selfhosted way.

I've highlighted some #features below:

- #Decentralized
- No #cookies
- #P2P #encrypted
- No #registration
- No #installing
- #GroupMessaging (coming soon)
- #TextMessaging
- #MultimediaMessaging
- #OfflineMessaging (in #research phase)
- #FileTransfer
- #VideoCalls
- #DataOwnership
- Optional #SelfHosting
- #Screensharing (on desktop browsers)
- #OpenSource

Check it out!
#Blog: https://positive-intentions.com/blog/introducing-decentralized-chat
#GitHub: https://github.com/positive-intentions/chat
#Demo: https://chat.positive-intentions.com

Verizon Mobile Outages Reported Across the U.S. - The number of cases peaked at more than 100,000 Monday morning, according to the website ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/business/verizon-mobile-outages-us.html #telephonesandtelecommunications #verizoncommunicationsinc #computernetworkoutages #textmessaging #unitedstates

Verizon Outages Reported Across the U.S. - More than 100,000 cases of Verizon outages have been reported across the country, accordi... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/business/verizon-outages-us.html #telephonesandtelecommunications #verizoncommunicationsinc #computernetworkoutages #textmessaging #unitedstates

How Apple and Google Are Overhauling Our Phones With AI - Apple and Google are getting up close and personal with user data to craft memos, summari... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/10/technology/personaltech/apple-google-ai.html #android(operatingsystem) #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #ios(operatingsystem) #mobileapplications #textmessaging #smartphones #googleinc #software #appleinc #privacy #chatgpt #iphone

I've found a few temporary SMS number sites, but it seems that all their numbers are blacklisted.

What's the going way to get a burner phone number for email verifications these days?

I've got a curious problem with #SMS #TextMessaging on #FOSS #Android:

QKSMS/QUIK does absolutely everything I need (except for RCS), but can't send #MMS attachments larger than 300KB. It just fails instantly. It compresses them automatically if I turn that setting on, but 300KB JPEGs are pretty potatoey.
The #AOSP Messaging app handles images over 1 MiB with no issues whatsoever. But it doesn't have a search feature, which I need.

#Fossify SMS just drains my battery.

Switching From iPhone to Android Is Easy. It’s the Aftermath That Stings. - Even if you manage to ditch your iPhone, Apple’s hooks are still there. - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/03/technology/personaltech/iphone-android-ios-apple.html #computersandtheinternet #contenttype:service #justicedepartment #textmessaging #smartphones #googleinc #appleinc #privacy #iphone

AT&T Is Down. How Do I Make a Call? - Step 1: Connect to Wi-Fi. - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/22/technology/att-outage-cell-service.html #telephonesandtelecommunications #android(operatingsystem) #computersandtheinternet #wirelesscommunications #mobileapplications #cellulartelephones #metaplatformsinc #textmessaging #whatsappinc #at&tinc #iphone

Apple Takes Messaging Crackdown to Customers’ Macs - Beeper Mini customers were using their Mac computers to connect to iPhone messaging on th... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/26/technology/apple-messaging-crackdown-beeper.html #computersandtheinternet #federaltradecommission #mobileapplications #textmessaging #beeperinc #appleinc #iphone

How Group Chats Rule the World - They quietly became the de facto spaces to share dumb jokes, grief or even plans for an i... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/16/magazine/group-chats.html #stormingoftheuscapitol(jan2021) #computersandtheinternet #instantmessaging #textmessaging #carlsontucker