SimpleX v6.5 launches public Channels with participation privacy, a governance Consortium, and a Reg CF crowdfunding signal.
Key Takeaways
SimpleX Channels expose content to relay operators but hide subscriber and publisher identities, inverting the usual privacy tradeoff.
Each channel uses multiple relays so no single operator can block it; channel owners hold their own keys.
The SimpleX Network Consortium is a perpetual, irrevocable agreement between a new Foundation and SimpleX Chat company, transferring protocol control away from the company permanently.
Governance is paired with a commercial model using private Community Credits to fund servers and development without surveillance or speculation.
A Reg CF crowdfunding campaign is in “testing the waters” phase; no money is being accepted until official filing via a regulated platform.
Hacker News Comment Review
Sole commenter raises trust concerns about founder Evgeny and disputes the privacy claims given that official servers, which currently cannot be disabled, reportedly censor content.
App stability is flagged as a practical blocker: alleged memory leaks that crash the host device.
Notable Comments
@nohell: “it’s not possible to disable the official servers for now, which do censor lots of content” – directly contradicts the network-neutrality pitch.
