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		dngray on Nov 29, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Shutting down the Matrix bridge to Libera chat I think the main benefit of Matrix over IRC, is proper E2EE and multi device support, something that simply isn't possible for IRC clients.

dotnet00 on Nov 29, 2023 [–]

Agreed, my friend group hosts a private Matrix server specifically for the E2EE (with encrypted history) chatrooms. Makes us all way more comfortable sharing or discussing anything involving PII because we aren't having to trust Discord's systems and employees.

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