may go down the xmpp rabbit hole if not to see what all the fuss is about. it's the backend for a number of mainstream apps, no?
Yea, consider this short animated video on XMPP from our team: https://video.simplifiedprivacy.com/xmpp/
hell ya. nice little explainer. the guys voice reminded me of teenage mutant ninja turtles. cowabunga!
Radical bro. Let's get pizza
Make sure to use a XMPP client that supports OMEMO* = double ratchet encryption https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OMEMO