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@scottjenson No. But if you offer “DMs” or “private mentions” you have to fulfil on that. You can not palm it off to other services. Nor do you need to replace other services. You just have to deliver on the implicit promise.
I think it’s unfair to assume users will know or find out that “here” DM/private acts differently to every other service using those terms.
@scottjenson Encryption would be very good for private mentions. The point of “private” is that it is private. If someone is notifying of a security related issue for example - no one else should see it. Not only is it against the description of the feature; it’s an actual problem because the feature implies a trust that should not be given.
Don’t assume people can connect on other services. Fix the problem. DMs and private *mean* private to people. Regardless of the tech.
