Comm Messenger vs Opacity

- In Comm, each community is hosted on somebody's keyserver. - You can set up a keyserver on your laptop or in the cloud. - Comm won't host your keyserver for you. (We don't want to have access to your data!) - You don't need a keyserver to join a community, but you do need one to create a community. Keyservers enable us to offer the sort of sophisticated feature set that typically relies on corporate servers on the cloud, without sacrificing the privacy of our users. - Each community on Comm contains a tree structure of chat threads. Our threads are sort of like channels in Discord, but they can be nested inside each other. - Comm supports "sidebars", which are sort of like threads in Slack. Sidebars are created in response to a message in a parent thread. - Along with the default chat functionality, Comm also supports a library of apps to customize your community. We're launching with a Calendar app, and have more apps in the pipeline!

Opacity is your passport to a user-owned internet. Store your digital identity — logins, credentials, and connected accounts — in a private, verified vault that only you control. Prove facts about your identity without exposing your data. Opacity lets you verify who you are and what you’ve done while keeping your information private and secure. Share what you want — instantly, with full transparency into what’s being shared and with whom. You stay in control, whether you’re connecting accounts, proving your credentials, or porting your reputation across the internet. How it works: • Add accounts like GitHub, Spotify, and more • Verify data (e.g. commit history, top 1% listener) • Share proof anywhere — no need to reveal your full profile Own your identity. Build your reputation. Stay private.