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Re:Google is dead. Where do we go now? by _alternator_ on Monday December 29, 2025 @07:26PM (#46427944)
Why doesn’t Signal have the same mindspace that these (imo) marginal apps have? It’s actually private. I wonder if people find it hard to use or something…
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Re:Google is dead. Where do we go now? by bsimpson on Monday December 29, 2025 @07:58PM (#46428183)
Does Signal scale?

Until recently, I think the only way to join a Signal was to be explicitly added by a member. It doesn't have all the channels etc. of something like Discord.

It doesn't have enough mindshare by normies either. In San Francisco, my entire social graph was on Signal. In NYC, I'm the weirdo that uses Signal for everything. Most locals seem to only use it for things that they explicitly want to be private. Among Euro friends, only the ones with ties to the US/tech industry use it.

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Re:Google is dead. Where do we go now? by ethersteeds on Monday December 29, 2025 @10:16PM (#46429139)
Won't disagree about channels and mindshare, but will note that Signal got public group links in 2020, not that recent.

https://signal.org/blog/group-links/

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Re:Google is dead. Where do we go now? by __turbobrew__ on Monday December 29, 2025 @07:48PM (#46428111)
Signal doesn’t have channels (text, voice) which I think is a big one.
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Re:Google is dead. Where do we go now? by lukeschlather on Monday December 29, 2025 @08:53PM (#46428590)
Signal by design doesn't have moderation and server-side conversations, it's not suitable for large groups.
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Re:Google is dead. Where do we go now? by mbgerring on Monday December 29, 2025 @10:12PM (#46429115)
It does in the Bay Area
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