Marvin Wissfeld
Marvin has been a free software developer for 20 years. He has been developing and contributing to interoperable instant messaging solutions for a decade, joined the XMPP Standards Foundation (XSF) seven years ago, and has served on the XSF Council for the past five years.
Session
When it comes to digital independence, various solutions are being discussed in the field of communication and instant messaging. On the one hand, there is the reliance on proprietary APIs and providers largely built with venture capital. On the other hand, there is the complex task of developing a custom protocol from scratch. However, it might be worth taking a look at long-standing solutions that follow an actual internet standard and stand out due to numerous independent implementations.
Jabber/XMPP is one such internet standard and is "ready for prime time".