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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

Timeline

Start with the latest. Scroll back through time, or zoom in for more.

Year by yearUp to 5 stories per year
20261,206 stories
EU Parliament greenlights Chat Control 1.0↗ patrick-breyer.de · HN · 863 comments · 1636 points · Jul 09, 2026
Chat Control 1.0 and 2.0 Explained↗ fightchatcontrol.eu · HN · 352 comments · 916 points · Jul 07, 2026
Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop↗ github.com · HN · 275 comments · 923 points · Apr 28, 2026
France Aiming to Replace Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, etc.↗ twitter.com · HN · 780 comments · 900 points · Jan 26, 2026
BirdyChat becomes first European chat app that is interoperable with WhatsApp↗ birdy.chat · HN · 506 comments · 725 points · Jan 24, 2026
20251,224 stories
The disguised return of EU Chat Control↗ reclaimthenet.org · HN · 340 comments · 854 points · Nov 14, 2025
Chat Control Must Be Stopped↗ privacyguides.org · HN · 259 comments · 788 points · Sep 08, 2025
Fight Chat Control↗ fightchatcontrol.eu · HN · 498 comments · 1493 points · Aug 10, 2025
Bitchat – A decentralized messaging app that works over Bluetooth mesh networks↗ github.com · HN · 424 comments · 795 points · Jul 07, 2025
Show HN: Seven39, a social media app that is only open for 3 hours every evening↗ seven39.com · HN · 349 comments · 735 points · Mar 11, 2025
20241,191 stories
Is Telegram really an encrypted messaging app?↗ blog.cryptographyengineering.com · HN · 583 comments · 596 points · Aug 25, 2024
Chat Control Must Be Stopped – Now↗ threema.ch · HN · 320 comments · 960 points · Jun 18, 2024
EU to greenlight Chat Control tomorrow↗ patrick-breyer.de · HN · 343 comments · 531 points · Jun 17, 2024
Keep your phone number private with Signal usernames↗ signal.org · HN · 872 comments · 1422 points · Feb 20, 2024
Bard is now Gemini, and we’re rolling out a mobile app and Gemini Advanced↗ blog.google · HN · 1098 comments · 668 points · Feb 08, 2024
20231,313 stories
Threads.net is the new app.net but with ads and interoperable↗ fromjason.xyz · HN · 89 comments · 112 points · Dec 31, 2023
CloudEvents Event Specification↗ cloudevents.io · HN · 14 comments · 77 points · Dec 27, 2023
Groqchat↗ chat.groq.com · HN · 119 comments · 161 points · Dec 22, 2023
Google Ending Support for Jamboard↗ workspaceupdates.googleblog.com · HN · 28 comments · 60 points · Sep 28, 2023
Goodbye, Twilio↗ blog.miguelgrinberg.com · HN · 11 comments · 55 points · Jun 18, 2023
20221,348 stories
Show HN: I built an app for when I talk too much in online meetings↗ unblah.me · HN · 190 comments · 451 points · Jul 14, 2022
You’re muted – or are you? Videoconferencing apps may listen when mic is off↗ news.wisc.edu · HN · 343 comments · 478 points · Apr 13, 2022
Native Matrix VoIP with Element Call↗ element.io · HN · 126 comments · 502 points · Mar 05, 2022
A simple system I’m using to stay in touch with hundreds of people↗ jakobgreenfeld.com · HN · 487 comments · 828 points · Feb 14, 2022
Why is the Zoom app listening on my microphone when not in a meeting?↗ community.zoom.com · HN · 383 comments · 687 points · Feb 09, 2022
20211,688 stories
Welcome to Libera Chat↗ libera.chat · HN · 529 comments · 1425 points · May 19, 2021
Yayagram↗ twitter.com · HN · 175 comments · 1265 points · Apr 29, 2021
Show HN: Beeper – All Your Chats in One App↗ beeperhq.com · HN · 486 comments · 962 points · Jan 20, 2021
Signal WhatsApp Chats Import↗ github.com · HN · 271 comments · 796 points · Jan 08, 2021
Poll: Switching from WhatsApp↗ news.ycombinator.com · HN · 945 comments · 1004 points · Jan 07, 2021
20202,784 stories
Telegram messaging app proves crucial to Belarus protests↗ latimes.com · HN · 530 comments · 824 points · Aug 21, 2020
Show HN: Twitch Roulette – Find and chat with streamers who are streaming alone↗ twitchroulette.net · HN · 202 comments · 732 points · May 08, 2020
We Chat, They Watch↗ citizenlab.ca · HN · 512 comments · 1417 points · May 08, 2020
Zoom Acquires Keybase↗ keybase.io · HN · 711 comments · 1879 points · May 07, 2020
Jitsi Meet: An open source alternative to Zoom↗ meet.jit.si · HN · 285 comments · 897 points · Mar 23, 2020
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02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

Parley: Federated, decentralised chat that speaks plain IRC↗ git.mills.io · HN · 122 comments · 248 points · Sep 28, 2026
Tell the speakers that you liked their talks↗ ohhelloana.blog · HN · 89 comments · 326 points · Sep 15, 2026
Armada: Encrypted, Open-Source, Discord Alternative (Built on Nostr)↗ soapbox.pub · HN · 13 comments · 121 points · Sep 28, 2026
Claude Cowork and chat are now one Claude↗ claude.com · HN · 225 comments · 234 points · Sep 16, 2026
GrapheneOS' rewritten Messages app is released↗ github.com · HN · 256 comments · 331 points · Sep 11, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

Find a particular story, revisit a year, or see what resonated.

Highest rated · the last 30 days

GrapheneOS' rewritten Messages app is released↗ github.com · HN · 256 comments · 331 points · Sep 11, 2026
Tell the speakers that you liked their talks↗ ohhelloana.blog · HN · 89 comments · 326 points · Sep 15, 2026
Parley: Federated, decentralised chat that speaks plain IRC↗ git.mills.io · HN · 122 comments · 248 points · Sep 28, 2026
Claude Cowork and chat are now one Claude↗ claude.com · HN · 225 comments · 234 points · Sep 16, 2026
Show HN: Radius – A Meetup.com Alternative↗ radius.to · HN · 87 comments · 169 points · Sep 20, 2026
Armada: Encrypted, Open-Source, Discord Alternative (Built on Nostr)↗ soapbox.pub · HN · 13 comments · 121 points · Sep 28, 2026
Show HN: Snapdrop: Instantly share files between devices. No setup, no signup↗ snapdrop.me · HN · 52 comments · 112 points · Sep 17, 2026
Show HN: GET Together – A social network where you don't need POST to Post↗ gettogether.dev · HN · 59 comments · 107 points · Sep 07, 2026
Show HN: I built a new version of my fun spatial 3D online meeting app↗ flat.social · HN · 53 comments · 98 points · Sep 17, 2026
Connecting every app to every other app↗ blog.val.town · HN · 2 comments · 52 points · Sep 04, 2026

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