Important progress has been made regarding bringing MLS end-to-end encryption to the ActivityPub protocol, with developers already building implementations and providing feedback to a future version of the protocol spec.

  • ageedizzle@piefed.caEnglish
    10·
    3 hours ago

    Matrix is not really integrated into the ActivityPub protocol the same way DMs usually are. I would have to open a separate application to message you on Matrix, I can’t just click on your profile and shoot you a DM (or can I?).

      • Zagorath@aussie.zoneEnglish
        2·
        2 hours ago

        I mean, there’s nothing technically stopping one app supporting both protocols natively, especially since Lemmy already includes a field for people’s profiles to link their Matrix ID. Though to my knowledge none do it yet.

      • ageedizzle@piefed.caEnglish
        5·
        3 hours ago

        There you go. So I think adding DMs to ActivityPub would add an extra level of convenience

    • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
      33·
      3 hours ago

      ActivityPub is only one of a number of federated protocols.
      One notably unsuited to instant messaging.