Chat and messaging
Apps to support civic action through chat and messaging technologies.
Suggested reading:
- When disaster strikes, the world opens WhatsApp: Meta's messaging app has transformed communication in conflict and crisis areas. By John Beck for Rest of World, December 2024
- A single campaign volunteer's effective use of Whatsapp in elections in Colombia. By Sophie Foggin for Rest of World, June 2022
National Messenger ORIZ
National Messenger ORIZ
Sanchar Saathi
Messaging app owned by the Indian state, which is attempting to force mobile platforms to pre-install
MAX
Russia's state-controlled, unencrypted messaging (super)app.
Messages
Apple's closed messaging platform
Bitpart
Bitpart is a one-to-many messaging tool that plugs into Signal. It was designed with rights defenders, activists and journalists operating in risky or repressive environments, and is intended for anyo...
WhatsApp on Decidim
A Decidim WhatsApp chatbot feature that allows people without an email address and/or low connectivity to participate in Decidim instances
bitchat
bitchat is a decentralized, peer-to-peer messaging application that operates over Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) mesh networks.
Bridgefy
Offline mesh messaging apps
Using Signal groups for activism
Guide to organizing securely by Micah Lee
DRAPAC VPN Bot
This bot offers an interface for requesting and accessing VPN support via Telegram and WhatsApp.
mInt: Human-centered design principles for effective management of social boundaries in interoperable text messaging platforms
At the Department of Computer Science, Aalborg University
Bulk Texting and Whatsapp on MyCamino
Mobile Pathways MyCamino platform equips immigration nonprofits with cutting edge mobile technology so immigrants know their legal rights.
whatsmeow
whatsmeow is a Go library for the WhatsApp web multidevice API.
Telegram third-party verification
Telegram allows public figures and organizations to become verified, so users can quickly identify official sources of information. To further improve transparency on Telegram, official third-party se...
Telegram Page Verification
Telegram offers verification for public figures and organizations so that users can easily identify official sources.
Naskvoz
"Naskvoz" (meaning "seeing through" in Russian), analyzes news texts for emotional manipulation techniques and propaganda markers.
Dokopalsya!
Dokopalsya! (which playfully means "got to the bottom of it" in Russian), leverages large language models to serve as a rapid fact-checking assistant in Russian. When users share claims or news snippe...
Telegram
第三屆 Tainan City Council Observation Station
台南市議會觀測站
Bots.law Chat Apps
Bots for Slack, Discord, Google Chat, and Microsoft Teams. You will tell these bots which cases to follow, and you'll get updates for those cases right in your chat app.
Spacetube
Spacetube is a group-to-group chat tool built on top of Matrix, a secure decentralised communication protocol.
Signal
State-of-the-art end-to-end encryption (powered by the open source Signal Protocol) keeps your conversations secure.
chatbot.team
Chatbot.team is a conversational messaging platform that offers chatbot development services for businesses of all sizes.
Polychat (Germany)
Polychat ermöglicht flüssige Crossplattform Kommunikation – niedrigschwellig und out-of-the-box: Statt einer gewöhnlichen Chat-Gruppe eröffnet ihr eine Polychat-Gruppe.
Encrypted Messaging Applications and Political Messaging: How They Work and Why Understanding Them is Important for Combating Global Disinformation
This report provides an overview of how various EMAs work, a review of popular EMAs and their notable features (LINE, Signal, Telegram, Viber, WhatsApp, and WeChat), and examples of how EMAs have been...
etke.cc
The only FOSS-based service offering Matrix chat server hosting
Glific WhatsApp Chatbot Builder
Glific enables NGOs to easily scale to thousands of conversations a day with few staff.
StartADAM
Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, SMS, WhatsApp or Telegram? Authenticate your preferred one with one click!
Chat for Impact Accelerator 2023: Health+
The 6-week virtual programme launches in August and provides mentorship and support to organisations wanting to build and scale their WhatsApp Health service.
WinWith.Me
WinWith.Me is the Messenger for Politicians - a Facebook Messenger bot-building platform integrated with NationBuilder for campaigns, NGOs and advocacy.
Ameelio
Transforming corrections with technology
fábrica de bots
Tu empresa en WhatsApp (Facebook, Instagram, …)
Praekelt.org
WhatsApp, chatbots, and other chat-based development and social good products
Turn.io
Change the face of social impact engagement globally
Secure Messaging? More Like A Secure Mess.
EFF Guide to Messaging
Aunt Meiyu
A Taiwanese developer Carol created a chatbot called Aunt Meiyu on popular messaging app LINE. Aunt Meiyu is designed to combat disinformation circulated in private chat group, especially family chat...
HeLawyer
HeLawyer provides legal information and access to lawyers through an Android application, SMS, phone call and Whatsapp.
Proto's WhatsApp Checkpoint Tipline
“The Checkpoint tipline is primarily used to gather data for research, and is not a helpline that will be able to provide a response to every user.”
FarmChat Paper
Using Chatbots to Answer Farmer Queries in India
Legal Chat
Legal Services Commission of South Australia’s Legal Chat service provides live chat support during working hours.
WhatsApp: The Widespread Use of WhatsApp in Political Campaigning in the Global South
The research conducted by Tactical Tech and our partners over the last 18 months has confirmed that WhatsApp is now a primary means of delivery for political messaging in many countries in the Global...
Dr.Message 防詐達人
which is true and which is false? Pass it to me and know right away! //臉書網頁優惠商品、免費Line貼圖、朋友傳的買一送一好康，到底哪些是真哪個是假？傳給我馬上知道!