I am trying to convince my group to switch from WhatsApp to Signal and we plan to vote on it soon. So, I plan to use the replies in this thread to compile a list of reasons to use as talking points. Preferably, I need something that can be understood on a personal level as some of my friends are deeply cynical and have no concern about escaping techno-feudalism and surveillance.
Same thing that made me choose WhatsApp, people are there. We need to force companies to allow for open messenger standards now
WhatsApp has to be interoperable already but Signal is doing some moral high ground thing where they don’t let their users choose to engage in it