I created an account, but then realized I could use my existing bluesky account that’s registered to my own PDS. Intriguing.

What non-American alternative is there anyway? Only SimpleX comes to mind. Which I sadly don’t see getting widely adopted.

And thus highlights the hypocrisy of their “let’s all be friends” messaging around getting Apple to adopt RCS; Google holds the keys to integrating RCS in messaging apps on Android. Last I heard they only granted access to Samsung.

I’d be willing to excuse a mobile OS for being partially or completely proprietary if it was good. But neither Android nor iOS are.