Why This Messenger Has No Accounts, Phone Numbers, or Usernames (SimpleX I
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Why This Messenger Has No Accounts, Phone Numbers, or Usernames (SimpleX Interview)

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24 Jan2026
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SimpleX Chat is the only messaging network where users have no identifiers—no phone numbers, no usernames, no user IDs at all. Henry interviewed founder Evgeny Poberezkin about how unidirectional message pipes create a network where servers don't even know users exist, why this isn't federation, how it compares to Signal and Session, and why the company is based in the UK despite encryption battles.
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TIMESTAMPS 0:00:00 INTRO 00:01:31 SIMPLEX NAME 00:04:20 SIMPLEX TEAM 00:05:10 SIMPLEX VS. MAINSTREAM MESSENGERS 00:08:05 WHY THIS APPROACH? 00:11:14 THE FUTURE OF SIMPLEX 00:14:28 SIMPLEX NETWORK + FEDERATION 00:20:46 REGISTRATION MODELS 00:23:11 GOVERNMENT REQUESTS TO SIGNAL 00:25:42 REGISTRATION MODELS (CONT'D) 00:27:52 MESSENGER DISCUSSION? 00:29:54 SIMPLEX LIMITATIONS 00:31:00 WAYS TO USE SIMPLEX + SCALING 00:37:27 OPEN SOURCE 00:42:21 SIMPLEX ENCRYPTION + DENIABILITY 00:54:00 SIMPLEX METADATA 01:00:53 IP ADDRESS OBSERVATION 01:05:02 USABILITY CHALLENGES 01:09:53 MESSAGE DELIVERY 01:10:58 OUTAGES 01:13:14 MULTI-DEVICE SYNC 01:13:56 DESKTOP ONLY? 01:18:10 BATTERY IMPACT 01:19:44 BACKGROUND SYNC 01:21:50 FUNDING + SUSTAINABILITY 01:30:38 JURISDICTION 01:31:56 LEGAL + LIABILITY 01:40:37 PRIVACY AS A MEANS, NOT AN END 01:41:55 PRIVACY FOR THE MASSES VS. THE FEW 01:45:27 WHAT'S NEXT FOR SIMPLEX? 01:50:57 HOW TO FOLLOW 01:52:09 OUTRO #SimpleX #OpenSource #DigitalRights
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INTRO
SIMPLEX NAME
1:31

SIMPLEX TEAM
4:20

SIMPLEX VS. MAINSTREAM MESSENGERS
5:10

WHY THIS APPROACH?
8:05

THE FUTURE OF SIMPLEX
11:14

SIMPLEX NETWORK + FEDERATION
14:28

REGISTRATION MODELS
20:46

GOVERNMENT REQUESTS TO SIGNAL
23:11

REGISTRATION MODELS (CONT'D)
25:42

0
MESSENGER DISCUSSION?
27:52

SIMPLEX LIMITATIONS
29:54

WAYS TO USE SIMPLEX + SCALING
31:00

OPEN SOURCE
37:27

SIMPLEX ENCRYPTION + DENIABILITY
42:21

SIMPLEX METADATA
54:00

IP ADDRESS OBSERVATION
1:00:53

USABILITY CHALLENGES
1:05:02

MESSAGE DELIVERY
1:09:53

OUTAGES
1:10:58

MULTI-DEVICE SYNC
1:13:14

DESKTOP ONLY?
1:13:56

BATTERY IMPACT
1:18:10

BACKGROUND SYNC
1:19:44

FUNDING + SUSTAINABILITY
1:21:50

JURISDICTION
1:30:38

LEGAL + LIABILITY
1:31:56

PRIVACY AS A MEANS, NOT AN END
1:40:37

PRIVACY FOR THE MASSES VS. THE FEW
1:41:55

WHAT'S NEXT FOR SIMPLEX?
1:45:27

HOW TO FOLLOW
1:50:57

OUTRO
1:52:09

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