They supposedly can be disabled in settings- but we all know that won’t last. They’re going full Microsoft Skype mode and it’s only a matter of time.

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      8 months ago

      It means users aren’t dependant on a centralized service provided by the developers themselves.

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        8 months ago

        That doesn’t really answer the question since anything that is self-hostable already meets your criteria even if it’s not federated.

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          8 months ago

          It’s a communication platform. People are forced to use the same host if they want to communicate on a non-federated platform.