[micheljones]

I don't understand why are you accusing me of 'demanding moxie cram more features'. I do not use signal at all.

> you can run your own private Signal network and rewrite the authentication if you wanted or remove the sms verification.

You can. What's your point? Most important thing with IM is network effect, i.e. how many people can you contact with it.

You propose putting effort into rewriting the code, then running your own server, then only talking to people who you get to install your modified version of signal on their devices. This is not a solution to the problem, because if you're gonna put all that effort in, there already are viable alternatives.

My main point with my 'conspiracy theory' was that spooks would want to control the scene by being in control of the most popular IM networks. I do not see how you disprove that.