I decided to re-write and republish this, so the post can focus on the wider picture of what the Fediverse is.
This has been undertaken following comments / conversations on #Mastodon about people not actually referring to the #Fediverse directly, of which #Mastodon is one of many services. A different video is presented below, along with an infographic and #Hastags to the services listed This list has also been added to the #index page.
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Getting started is easy, if you need help please get in touch. I can be contacted on the fediverse via @zleap@qoto.org
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Matrix is a communication protocol. You can read a more detailed description here and I have found a video which an introduction below.
The Devon and Cornwall linux user group now have their IRC channel bridged to Matrix, this means that the channel #dcglug can be accessed by anyone who has either an IRC client, Matrix Client or connects to IRC via the web interface for example. This opens up the chat to far more people, which is a good thing.
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Messenger Apps
The recent announcement that WhatsApp will be sharing more information with Facebook has resulted in people migrating to Telegram and Signal.
However there are many more alternatives, that are based on Free and Open source software
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