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In the Netherlands #Signal is at the top of app stores. Seems a critical mass has been reached and groups (families, communities of practice) are now willing to make the switch. Good! (Source: signalapp.nl/signal-app-nieuws AKA @AboutSignalNL )

@jwildeboer it still makes me uneasy that it's a centralized service with servers located in the US. I'd very much prefer Matrix. But it's still much better than what most people use now, so yeah, a win.