¿Por qué prefiero XMPP sobre el control de WhatsApp desde hace años?

Llevo muchos años utilizando XMPP como mi vía de comunicación principal y la razón es más sencilla de lo que parece: no me gusta que una sola empresa sea dueña de mis charlas. WhatsApp funciona como una isla cerrada donde, para entrar, debes aceptar todas sus condiciones y permitir que una corporación gigante analice con quién hablas y a qué hora lo haces. En cambio, XMPP funciona exactamente igual que el correo electrónico; no importa qué proveedor elijas, siempre puedes hablar con cualquier otra persona que use el mismo sistema sin estar atrapado en una sola aplicación.

A diferencia de las aplicaciones comerciales, el uso de este protocolo me devuelve el control total sobre mi información. Si no me gusta cómo funciona un servidor, simplemente muevo mi cuenta a otro o incluso puedo montar el mío propio en casa. Esto es lo que llamamos soberanía digital: el derecho a decidir quién maneja nuestros datos en lugar de ser un producto más dentro de un catálogo publicitario. No necesito dar mi número de teléfono a desconocidos ni permitir que analicen mis contactos para poder enviar un mensaje, lo que me brinda una capa de privacidad que hoy en día es casi imposible de encontrar en las redes sociales privativas.

A veces la gente piensa que usar estas herramientas es complicado, pero la realidad es que hoy existen aplicaciones para el celular muy fáciles de usar que se ven y funcionan igual que cualquier otro chat. La diferencia real está en el fondo, donde nadie me impone términos de uso abusivos ni decide por mí qué puedo o no compartir. Elegir XMPP ha sido mi forma de decir que mi privacidad tiene valor y que prefiero la libertad de una red abierta antes que la comodidad vigilada de una plataforma cerrada. Es, en última instancia, una cuestión de respeto hacia mi propio espacio digital.

— A. Eldritch, Periodista, Locutor, podcaster y bloger del fediverso

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#XMPP #Privacidad #SoberaniaDigital #SoftwareLibre #Comunicación

@txt_file

There were indications from @mailbox_org, also here on the fediverse, that they are working on updating the #XMPP server. But that was quite some time ago and it did not happen yet 😞

Fortunately, #selfHosting #Jabber is pretty easy, and there are many other options, see https://providers.xmpp.net/#providers by @xmpp_providers and https://joinjabber.org/docs/servers/ by @joinjabber.

after seeing https://compliance.conversations.im/server/mailbox.org/ I fear I better run a XMPP server myself.
@mailbox_org #XMPP

Monal 6.4.20 (Build 1090, PR #1621) released.

To see the complete list of bugfixes and improvements, check our releases page: https://github.com/monal-im/Monal/releases/tag/Build_iOS_1090

#Monal #ios #macos #xmpp #im #chat #messaging

I’m happy to announce the release 0.17 of the poezio terminal #XMPP client!

This features adds support for XEP-0444: Message reactions.

You can read more about it on my blog: https://blog.mathieui.net/poezio-0-17.html

Fun fact: poezio was one of the very first clients with support for message reactions, during the XMPP sprint where they were initially fleshed out, but the PoC branch got lost in a forge move 🤐

#python #xmpp #tui #jabber #foss

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I have a task that's been sitting for over half a year that I need to reckon with...deleting my conversations app from my phone...but I want to save the messages from here to my new xmpp app (monocles), does anyone know how I can do it?

#xmpp

@TomsITCafe

I'm using #Jabber exclusively since ≈ 2014.

No walled gardens, neither WA nor Signal.

But IRC, Matrix, and SMS via #XMPP gateways.

What do you think of XMPP? #jabber #xmpp #chat #omemo

Would love to join some #XMPP communities.

And another one waiting to be merged: adds a web-admin panel for mod_invites (Great Invitations) that lets you manage all issued invites, hopefully in an elegant and effective way.

https://github.com/processone/ejabberd/pull/4563

#ejabberd #xmpp #greatInvitations #nlnet

Adding a start page to mod_invites where you can generate „Account Creation“ invites in case your client doesn’t support that: https://github.com/processone/ejabberd/pull/4567

#ejabberd #xmpp #greatInvitations #nlnet

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@gajim/116433575527221800

The #XMPP community operates on the principle that good ideas will prevail. Showing a warning when it’s nighttime for a contact has had three independent implementations in a little over a month.

We don’t need CEOs. We don’t need kings. #ThatsXMPP

Debacle boosted

Gajim » 🌐 2026-04-19
@gajim@fosstodon.org

Gajim 2.4.6 has been released! 🎉

Gajim can now give you a clue if it's night for your contact 🌔

Gajim 2.4.6 comes with improvements for the activity feed, better display of mentions, fixed message scrolling, and many bugfixes.

Thank you for all your contributions ❤️ Let us know what you think!

Support Gajim's development: https://liberapay.com/Gajim

#gajim #xmpp #chat

https://gajim.org/posts/2026-04-19-gajim-2.4.6-released/

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Hoy fuimos al liceo a dejar a mi hija y resulta que otro boludito escribio en el baño que hoy hay tiroteo y eso... entonces llamaron a la policia, empezaron con el protocolo... nunca avisaron que se suspendian las clases... nos enteramos cuando llegamos que estaban suspendidas las clases. Cuando pregunte porque no habian mandado aviso, dijeron que los adscriptos empezaron a avisar a los alumnos y mapadres y que el whatsapp que usan, llego al limite de envios y a la mitad no le pudieron avisar... El efecto de red es tan pero tan grande, que inclusive con estas limitaciones que le complican la vida a todo el mundo... lo aceptan asi como es y nadie se queja #whatsapp #xmpp #efectodered #networkeffect #uruguay

@jssfr @yogthos @nicoco

Like this one?

https://slidge.im/

#Jabber #XMPP #slidge

What we once had at the height of the XMPP era of the Internet.

XMPP excelled because it was lightweight (ran easily on modest servers), truly open (anyone could run a server), and federated seamlessly with major networks like Google Talk and Facebook Messenger via bridges.

https://www.kirsle.net/what-we-once-had-at-the-height-of-the-xmpp-era-of-the-internet

#technology #xmpp

@RareBird15 @mastoblind @main

Maybe #jabberEl with #emacspeak?

Heard good things about #Emacs by a #blind user in a local makerspace.

#Jabber #XMPP #accessibility

#Blind #XMPP users on #Windows, what chat app do you use? I just set up a #Snikket instance and phone number through JMP.chat. Tried #Gajim and it didn't seem accessible.
@mastoblind @main

Ich habe am Rande der Chemnitzer Linux Tage dem Radio T aus Chemnitz (@radiot) ein Interview über #XMPP und die XMPP Standards Foundation gegeben.

https://gultsch.video/w/dxT7TYDLuBRNLwTtWKrxR1

@gajim

#Gajim 2.4.6 is in #Debian unstable now.

#Jabber #XMPP

Gajim 2.4.6 has been released! 🎉

Gajim can now give you a clue if it's night for your contact 🌔

Gajim 2.4.6 comes with improvements for the activity feed, better display of mentions, fixed message scrolling, and many bugfixes.

Thank you for all your contributions ❤️ Let us know what you think!

Support Gajim's development: https://liberapay.com/Gajim

#gajim #xmpp #chat

https://gajim.org/posts/2026-04-19-gajim-2.4.6-released/

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#Prav ist ein freier Messenger, der deine Privatsphäre schützt.

Für Android erhältst du Prav im Play Store (play.google.com/store/apps/det…) oder in F-Droid (f-droid.org/packages/app.prav.…) und unter iOS ist Prav im Sidestore (sidestore.io) erhältlich.

#XMPP #FreieSoftware #OpenSource

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A poll to any admins who are self-hosting their own xmpp
what is your server running?

#xmpp #jabber #conversations #selfhosting #poll

@MDT

El cumple medio-oficial de #Jabber/#XMPP es 1999-01-04. #JabberDay 😉

#datocurioso

¿Sabían que el protocolo XMPP, nacido originalmente bajo el nombre de Jabber en 1998, fue diseñado para romper el aislamiento entre los sistemas de mensajería cerrados de finales del siglo XX?

Jeremie Miller creó esta tecnología basada en XML para permitir que diferentes servidores se comunicaran entre sí de forma abierta, similar al funcionamiento del correo electrónico. Antes de su estandarización, servicios como ICQ, MSN Messenger y AIM funcionaban como islas donde los usuarios no podían enviarse recados si no pertenecían a la misma empresa. XMPP introdujo el concepto de pasarelas, que permitía a un solo cliente conectarse a múltiples redes externas mediante una estructura de red descentralizada donde nadie posee el control total del flujo de la información.

En el año 2004, el Grupo de Trabajo de Ingeniería de Internet (IETF) formalizó este conjunto de reglas como un estándar abierto, lo que permitió su adopción en infraestructuras críticas. Debido a su flexibilidad para gestionar la presencia en línea y el intercambio de datos en tiempo real, empresas como Google y Facebook utilizaron XMPP en sus inicios para cimentar sus plataformas de chat antes de decidir cerrar sus ecosistemas a protocolos propietarios. En la actualidad, este sistema sigue siendo la base de redes de comunicación seguras y aplicaciones que priorizan la autonomía del usuario frente a las grandes corporaciones digitales.

• Aetherius Eldritch, periodista, Locutor, podcaster y bloger del fediverso

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#XMPP #Jabber #SoftwareLibre #Comunicación #Protocolos #Tecnología

#Prav has crossed the 1000 user milestone now!🎉

Many thanks to all of you for the support!

Want to try Prav? Download Prav from F-Droid or Google Play Store now. Learn more at prav.app

#XMPP #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

@praveen @prav

I think if you offered a good #XMPP onboarding meaning creating a account, avoiding spam &bots, explaining how to use the account in the myriads of XMPP clients on every platform, handpicking a few and helping the UX of them then you would have success not only users that starts from Prav android app.

I use XMPP since 20 years. There are always features in other services that people would complain not see here.

Problem is quality of clients out there accross all platforms

@tuxicoman @prav We are just offering some hand holding to get started with #xmpp. #Prav is ready for iOS too, but #Apple won't accept it in App Store, so people have to take the longer route of #SideStore. We have started the process of involving the users to prioritize missing pieces in #XMPP apps.

RE: https://todon.nl/@burnoutqueen/116419705967006483

BTW, #DeltaChat has proven to be able to get through "the great firewall". So, a real world example that it is a great encrypted chat alternative and/or backup to #Signal #Matrix & #WhatsApp

Can #XMPP make it through?

#Resilience is an act of #resistance

@joinjabber ooh, that is GREAT to hear! Thanks!

Is there a reason that I should be using #Jabber versus other #XMPP clients?

Thanks to @double_a_runi 's 'how hard can it be attitude' we have fixed a regression in @prav 's contact discovery when we updated our #android app, but did not update the server in sync (both are based on #quicksy).

So with this, we are set to exit beta and consider ourselves stable / Generally Available soon.

If you agree with our mission to make #xmpp mainstream with an experience similar to mainstream messaging apps, consider donating at https://prav.app/donate #prav

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I've just pushed a new pubsub implementation (basically a reimplementation of SàT/Libervia Pubsub on top of Libervia Backend).

May not sound exciting like that, but it's a major thing for many reasons, I hope that I can find time to blog about that tomorrow.

Also it implements XEP-0496 (Pubsub Node Relationships) and XEP-0499 (Pubsub Extended Discovery) which means node hierarchy, useful for things like forums.

This is context of https://nlnet.nl/project/ServerlessXMPP/

#Libervia #XMPP #Pubsub #nlnet #ngi0

#XMPP Community

The #Chat of the Future Initiative discusses their spring activities progress today from 7:00 pm CEST!

Topics: Unified promotion material proposals and a new community online event along the XMPP Newsletter release.

https://xmpp.org/2026/01/chat-of-the-future-initiative/

#jabber #rtc #messaging #federation

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@delta @pixelschubsi @adbenitez

I absolutely agree, that "a cross-platform mass-user focused app with a consistent UX across the platforms" is missing desperately in the #Jabber/#XMPP ecosystem.

There are really good clients for Jabber, but none of them fits above description.

AFAIK, both #Snikket/#Borogove by @snikket_im and #Fluux by @ProcessOne try to close that gap.

Still, I prefer the approach of Delta building on #Rust and #Tauri, instead of #Haxe or #Typescript. #YKINMKBYKIOK.

I’m delighted to announce that the OpenPGP implementation in #Conversations_im will see some love over the next ~6 months. Simultaneously, we will be laying the groundwork for OMEMO2 by implementing Stanza Content Encryption.

Thanks to funding from @nlnet and the European Commission.

https://nlnet.nl/project/Conversations-OpenPGP-refresh/

#XMPP #Jabber #OMEMO #OpenPGP

Just fresh out of the oven, release 0.16.1 of the poezio TUI XMPP client!

Mostly fixes and internal stuff, but also adds the ability to see redacted/moderated messages if you wish so – particularly useful if you are the one moderating –.

https://blog.mathieui.net/poezio-0-16-1.html

#xmpp #tui #terminal #python #jabber

With persistent hard work by @vaidik_ Prav (@prav) is now available on iPhones!

Though with Apple rejecting it from App Store, installing it is a bit involved. You will need to setup http://SideStore.io and then add Prav source https://codeberg.org/prav/website/raw/branch/main/SidestoreiOS.json

#Prav #FreeSoftware #Apple #iOS #iPhone #OpenSource #XMPP

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