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2026-05-02 16:20:03 UTC

tekne on Nostr: SimpleX added channels for one to many broadcast. That’s amazing and good job! But ...

SimpleX added channels for one to many broadcast. That’s amazing and good job!

But also, Delta Chat has this and it’s even more censorship resistant because it’s just built on email.

Banning simplex protocol wholesale is trivial for an ISP. Banning email is a nightmare.

Just something I continue to think about
Freedom of speech needs infrastructure that protects it by design - protocols, governance and funding.

v6.5 release brings SimpleX Channels: a new model for online publishing built for participation privacy:
- channel owners hold their own channel keys,
- each channel uses multiple relays for reliability,
- publishers can run their own chat relays,
- channels can be added to our SimpleX Directory (https://simplex.chat/directory).

Read more at https://simplex.chat/blog/20260430-simplex-channels-v6-5-consortium-crowdfunding-freedom-of-speech.html