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[?]adb » 🌐
@adbenitez@mastodon.de

@dirk exactly, even IRC could be work around with, one of the main problems with is that you need to be online to receive messages tho, but that is about the same for some messengers like and so an IRC client could for sure work in a similar way that it waits for the peer to be online to send a message you tried to send while they were offline, just like p2p messengers

ideally you would need to pair it with some kind of "offline inbox" service tho to be really usable in the current times where most people are on mobile and apps get killed in background, this is also the main limitation of p2p apps

another important limitation of IRC is that it is centralized, this is a no-go for me, but many people go for centralized options like and most main-stream users are on , , etc. so in that regard IRC is not inferior to them

@whynothugo

    [?]The New Oil » 🤖 🌐
    @thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org

    is in maintenance mode

    briarproject.org/news/2026-mai

      zerionchat boosted

      [?]Briar Project » 🌐
      @briar@fosstodon.org

      An update about the status of the project: Briar is alive but in maintenance mode

      briarproject.org/news/2026-mai

        oheso boosted

        [?]Solarbird :flag_cascadia: » 🌐
        @moira@mastodon.murkworks.net

        RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP Bike Maps version 2.1.4 - 3 July 2026

        Multiple small changes, most of which improve access to north end light rail stations.

        Full deets at the blog:

        solarbird.net/blog/2026/07/04/

        Maps download:

        github.com/solarbirdy/Northsho

        Previous permalinks continue to work.

        If you like these maps, maybe hit my Patreon ( patreon.com/solarbird ) or @annathepiper has a Kofi ( ko-fi.com/annathepiper ).

        Enjoy!

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          [?]OCTADE » 🌐
          @octade@soc.octade.net

          /// Some apps for secure and anonymous communication and file-sharing ///

          Inform your friends and family about these tools.

          ... https://briarproject.org

          "Censorship-resistant peer-to-peer messaging that bypasses centralized servers. Connect via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or Tor, with privacy built-in."

          ... https://retroshare.cc

          "Retroshare establish encrypted connections between you and your friends to create a network of computers, and provides various distributed services on top of it: forums, channels, chat, mail... Retroshare is fully decentralized, and designed to provide maximum security and anonymity to its users beyond direct friends. Retroshare is entirely free and open-source software. It is available on , , and . There are no hidden costs, no ads and no terms of service."

          ... https://www.ricochetrefresh.net

          "Ricochet Refresh is an open-source project to allow private and anonymous instant messaging."

          ... https://onionshare.org

          "OnionShare is an open-source tool that lets you securely and anonymously share files, host websites, and chat with friends using the Tor network."

          ... https://delta.chat

          "Delta Chat is a decentralized and secure messenger app."

          ... https://bitmessage.org

          "Bitmessage is a P2P communications protocol used to send encrypted messages to another person or to many subscribers. It is decentralized and trustless, meaning that you need-not inherently trust any entities like root certificate authorities. It uses strong authentication which means that the sender of a message cannot be spoofed, and it aims to hide "non-content" data, like the sender and receiver of messages, from passive eavesdroppers like those running warrantless wiretapping programs."

          ... https://www.torproject.org/download

          "Protect yourself against tracking, surveillance, and censorship."

          ... https://geti2p.net

          "The Invisible Internet Project (I2P) is a fully encrypted private network layer. It protects your activity and location. Every day people use the network to connect with people without worry of being tracked or their data being collected. In some cases people rely on the network when they need to be discrete or are doing sensitive work."

          ... https://www.hyphanet.org/

          "Hyphanet is peer-to-peer network for censorship-resistant and privacy-respecting publishing and communication. The original Freenet."

          ... https://github.com/813492291816/BitChan

          "BitChan is a decentralized anonymous imageboard inspired by BitBoard and built on top of Bitmessage with Tor, I2P, and GnuPG."

          ... https://darkmx.app

          "DarkMX is a new decentralized communication app that utilizes Tor hidden services to allow you to easily have an anonymous, reliable, and censorship-resistant presence on the internet. You can chat. You can share files. You can search other people's files. You can keep a contact list and send private messages to your friends. You can create your own custom .onion site, available to anyone with a Tor Browser."


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