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Germ DM is built on Messaging Layer Security, the new end-to-end encryption standard used for private messages between Android and iOS, and for A/V calls on Discord. In fact, we're the first consumer messenger built on this alternative to the Signal protocol. www.germnetwork.com/blog/decentr...

germnetwork.comDecentralized Pairwise MLS — Germ NetworkToday, MLS is predominantly used in a centralized context, where a central entity hosts group state. Germ now leverages this powerful technology for decentralized 1:1 conversations, by letting users c...

21/5/26, 3:23 pm13 reposts57 likes

Jonesy 🎃

@buffthepixel.net

21 May

did/do yall use claude at all in the creation/maintenance of Germ?

okay I'll ask again

pretty sure www.whitenoise.chat and other Nostr based messaging apps beat you to being the first "consumer messenger" to use MLS

whitenoise.chatWhite Noise - Secure Private MessengerA secure and private messenger that's lightning fast, scalable, and identity-free.

Germ Network

@germnetwork.com

22 May

We shipped MLS in 2024 :) Marmot looks great though!

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I don't know, these do not seem like serious people to me, advertising Zora and World as examples to show off how used their protocol is that is one letter different then XMPP. alarm bells be ringin

wakest

@wake.st

22 May

Oh damn I didn't realize you had actually released something that early. I'm glad to be wrong on the internet!