Jitsi's official instance now requires you to authenticate with Facebook, Google, or Microsoft to host a call

https://jitsi.org/blog/authentication-on-meet-jit-si/

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A bit disappointing, as I've always loved using Jitsi as a quick-and-easy (not to mention private and anonymous) video chat tool for friends and also strangers.

Jitsi's killer feature was being a FOSS 1-click, no sign-up call service.

Now you'll have to deploy your own instance if you want to avoid authenticating with Facebook, Google, or Microsoft (Github). But by deploying your own instance, you are effectively no longer anonymous, as you'll need to provide billing info to …

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