Agree, wholeheartedly and reasons I want to avoid Discord et al.
I do communicate my expectations rather cynically in case a community is starting and does have a choice in the beginning.
F-Droid changed the label to Non-Free Network Services because just linking from a POI to a booking site alone (without affiliate linking etc) isn't the privacy nightmare fdroid wants it to be.
I could use OM my whole life without clicking links from POI and never is anything exchanged with Kayak or OM.
If one does a booking at Kayak then sure Kayak takes all kind of PII. OM wouldnt know btw.
Non free network label is assigned because OM app is dependent on OM providing mapdata. And one cant change that. Its like OSMand can provide for OM or vice versa.
Yes I know of and use the bridged Matrix Room.
But bridges can't mimic or replicate every function which has effect on dialogue between users on both sides.
Dont know in this case (which is part of the problem indeed) but sometimes account access is to make the device itself "the second factor" which reduces nag-screens asking for codes or other 2fa time and again.
Thanks, definitly positif first time experience with posting also.