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I like SchildiChat the most, since it has a nice UI and supports both E2EE and calls.

I use Syncthing

You may be abrosexual, of course; but that could also be an explanation.

We have a word for that: abrosexual.

Here's the flag:

As you can imagine, our main in-jokes are watermelons and indecisiveness.

There's also a subreddit at r/abrosexual, and a community at [email protected] (although the latter isn't very active).

Source: I am abrosexual

[email protected]

https://iv.nboeck.de/watch?v=SSbBvKaM6sk

Man, it's annoying what characters like Mao and Stalin (as well as America) have done to those words.

Wow

Remember, of course, that Wickr has been owned by Amazon since 2021.

https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/25/aws-is-buying-encrypted-messaging-service-wickr/

As for me, I'm abrosexual. I spend my time on at least five different parts of the Fediverse, in additon to Bluesky, cohost!, Tumblr, Station, Bubble, and Pinterest; as well as misc forums, personal websites, and Gemini capsules.

MSCHF made a device called an Alexagate, which jams the microphones using ultrasound and is turned on and off by clapping.

It's a bit expensive, though ($100).

https://alexagate.com/

Otherwise, as you mentioned, you can use DNS to block the tracking. NextDNS has a built-in blocklist specifically for Alexa.