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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Before too many more conspiracy theorists jump in - it looks like they're replacing encrypted DMs with "chat" where EVERYTHING is encrypted:

https://x.com/P4mui/status/1927829200599224624

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Will they be using a modern encryption protocol this time?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Last update 2010. Makes me sad. Good times using IRC, I should find a modern program and get back on there.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Damn. That's probably the last time I used it, too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Haha yeh that person probably should have seen if XChat was already taken, but you know what they meant.