<story><title>Getting Started with Signal</title><url>https://www.justingarrison.com/blog/2021-01-11-getting-started-with-signal/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Daniel_sk</author><text>I moved 10 of my non-IT (male, age ~30-35) friends from FB Messenger group chat to Signal. None of them had any problems setting it up, none had any questions during the setup. I just invited them to the group after they created accounts (you can also use an invitation link) and the chat continued on Signal. No one has looked back at FB Messenger and we are not missing any functionality. I am slowly spreading in my circles and so far with only positive feedback.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>throw14082020</author><text>What is happening here is interesting. Almost like facebook messenger has lost its network effects. Its so easy to install Signal and get setup, and there is a compelling reason to leave Facebook&amp;#x27;s ecosystem. I previously assumed the network effects were so strong no one could leave Facebook without being a hermit. It turns out people who actually want to contact me will actually bother to install Signal and join me.</text></comment>
<story><title>Getting Started with Signal</title><url>https://www.justingarrison.com/blog/2021-01-11-getting-started-with-signal/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Daniel_sk</author><text>I moved 10 of my non-IT (male, age ~30-35) friends from FB Messenger group chat to Signal. None of them had any problems setting it up, none had any questions during the setup. I just invited them to the group after they created accounts (you can also use an invitation link) and the chat continued on Signal. No one has looked back at FB Messenger and we are not missing any functionality. I am slowly spreading in my circles and so far with only positive feedback.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>pjkundert</author><text>Yup, my wife just move a large group of non-technicals from Facebook Messenger to Signal.  No problems, thus far!</text></comment>