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Question: How do I use "Secure Chat" and what are the differences (lemmynsfw.com)
submitted 13 hours ago by IonTempted@lemmynsfw.com to c/fediverse@lemmy.world
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Reddit had a PM which is basically sending a Private Message, Lemmy has that as well but Reddit also had chat which I enjoyed because it popped up as a small window on the bottom of the screen and I could use Reddit and chat at the same time.

Are these similar in a way? Thank you for your help, I'm new to Lemmy but I'm enjoying my stay so far.

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[โ€“] flamingos@feddit.uk 9 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

The secure chat option is something called Matrix, which is a separate service that doesn't integrate like Reddit's chat. Lemmy just supports being able to set a Matrix account as the place to reach a user.

[โ€“] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 10 hours ago

Matrix is known as the modern, private IRC by some