Signal is a great example of that. It is based in the US, but surpasses other mobile messaging apps in terms of privacy and convenience. It is a US-based app you should recommend.

So let's be nuanced and take into account that EU-based products or services may not always be the best choice, even with regards to empowering European citizens. In many cases, you will find that European states seek to disempower their citizens through the use of surveillance. So it is pretty ironic when a team of Americans are empowering you while your own government seeks to take that power away (Chat Control and the likes) to further subjugate you.

[–] XM34@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

While I do agree with the general sentiment, this is NOT a "best product ever" community. Thos community has the explicit goal to provide European alternatives. Otherwise we could just scrap the entire idea and just go back to YouTube, Google and MS Office. Because let's be real for a moment. They are at the top of their respective markets for a reason.

Also, Signal sucks! The only thing it has going for itself is security. Everything else is at best on par with other messengers. Signal has no voting, no tool bots, no topics for group chats, no cloud backup, etc.

No bear in mind, if security is what you want from a messenger, then Signal will do the job. But then again, why not just promote Matrix? It has pretty much the same (lack of) features and it's actually European.

[–] UrbonMaximus@feddit.uk 4 points 1 day ago

As much as I like matrix it's not an alternative to Signal. Matrix is more akin to discord/slack/teams. The lack of bloat is why people love signal.