@rubdos @ts-new
XMPP protects metadata by not forcing all communications to pass through one organization's servers. I understand that for this reason, it's very difficult to figure out even how many people use XMPP, let alone who they are and who they talk to.
But yes, if you think you're a target of individual surveillance, that protection isn't ideal, but nor is the prospect of telling Signal who you talk to.
I'd love to see wider use of peer-to-peer XMPP, or something like it.