Why XMPP is Better than Matrix:

XMPP is the gold standard of decentralized open source communications and the primary choice for the darkweb.  Now we can debate XMPP’s reliance on government domains vs SimpleX & Session.  Those are fair criticisms.   But all of these, including Matrix, have centralized development.  SimpleX got money from Microsoft.  Signal is on Amazon.  And while Session is on a blockchain, it’s like a corporation when it comes to changes.  While as XMPP is the only one that’s pure & truly decentralized, with nobody in charge.

And because hosting a Matrix server is so annoying, most people DON’T self-host, and use the official Matrix server w/ Google captchas fingerprinting your device and Gmail doing the verification.  That’s right, Matrix.org is linked to Gmail, which ties your Matrix account to your real name if you were dumb enough to trust them with your real email.  And can you guess what company actually hosts Matrix.org?  Can you guess what US-government compliant company sees who you talk to and when?  Drum roll... Cloudflare.

This is copy pasted from the previous post, as it was the main point.  I shouldn't have buried the point at the end