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submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by vas@lemmy.ml to c/lemmy_support@lemmy.ml

Good day dear Lemmy community!
When I try to use lemmy's private messages, I get the following warning:

Warning: Private messages in Lemmy are not secure. Please create an account on Element.io for secure messaging.

It is very good to have this warning! However, can it be improved?
When I first encountered this wording, I was completely unsure whether the DMs would be totally public due to lemmy's limitations or its open stance, or whether the messages would have a similar security to e.g. email where your trust relies on TLS and the servers involved.

My proposal would be to change the wording to something like:

Warning: Private messages in Lemmy are not End-to-End encrypted. Please create an account on Element.io for secure messaging.

Or if the team is open to it,

Warning: Private messages in Lemmy are not End-to-End encrypted. Please use a platform with E2E encryption for private messaging.

Or if the team is even more open to it,

Warning: Private messages in Lemmy are not End-to-End encrypted. Please use a platform with E2E encryption for private messaging. Lemmy recommends Element.io and XMPP.

Thoughts? I'm ready to create a PR.

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[-] vas@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

I agree. That's why I propose to clarify the wording.

this post was submitted on 27 Aug 2025
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