SimpleX Network is not federated. Consortium is an agreement, it's not an entity - it's purpose is licensing and governance of IP, it doesn't control who uses or participates in a network.

Freedom of speech needs infrastructure that protects it by design - protocols, governance and funding. v6.5 release brings SimpleX Channels: a new model for online publishing built for participation privacy: - channel owners hold their own channel keys, - each channel uses multiple relays for reliability, - publishers can run their own chat relays, - channels can be added to our SimpleX Directory (https://simplex.chat/directory). Read more at https://simplex.chat/blog/20260430-simplex-channels-v6-5-consortium-crowdfunding-freedom-of-speech.html

Yes, and in the basic form it's very close. Some user already experimented with relay-based group by changing one line of code (literally) - most of the work for basic function is already done in the foundation of chat relay code.

We updated SimpleX Chat Privacy Policy and Conditions. What changed: Stronger privacy commitments: - explicitly states that preset servers do not log IP addresses. - you can verify clients and servers via reproducible builds. quantum-resistant end-to-end encryption. - messages are irreversibly removed from preset servers on delivery or after 21 days. - transparency commitment by client apps. New private one-time connection links and public addresses: - your profile data is encrypted on the server - only people with the link can access it, not the servers. - one-time link profile data is removed once the connection is established. Public channels (beta): - chat relays are used to deliver messages to channel subscribers. - chat relays cannot identify subscribers. Commit with the change: https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/commit/05f99634c470f8bddac20046947a0606938b22ad (we maintain it in GitHub so you can track changes). Full text: https://simplex.chat/privacy Please let us know any questions or suggestions - many amendments were proposed by the users.