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If anyone here is interested, I started on a new project called Chatdog (https://chat.dog) to create an alternative to Telegram, et al. Telegram forces you to download their app and provide your phone number to join a room. Chatdog doesn’t require any personal data and can even be used anonymously!


But you require scripts from a lot of 3rd parties, which may or may not respect my privacy.

Maybe consider using a CDN or hosting necessary scripts on your server?


All scripts are on Cloudfront except for when someone shares a YouTube video or Twitter tweet. Google Analytics and Typekit are the only third-party scripts that are always loaded. I do need to add UI to allow users to disable these.


I had to accept a script from platform.twitter.com before I could close the SignIn/Register modal. Here's a short gif.

https://gfycat.com/gifs/detail/HelplessAlienatedClownanemone...

The app looks great though :)


Thanks for reporting this! Yes, apparently the Twitter script is always loaded also. I need to add logic to only load it when needed.


So, like Telegram but without false promises of security? Awesome!


What UI library are you using if any? Looks great on mobile!


Thanks! No UI library—I just wrote the CSS from scratch.




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