Element and fluffy chat are probably the best options currently for android. I personally use Element as it reminds me of discord.

Not a privacy barren wasteland that we seem to be heading towards currently. Governments seem to be taking it into the other direction with how much they are trying to limit digital safeguards. I wouldn’t even be surprised if most places turn into China with regards to censorship levels. The US isn’t too far away either, with legislatures trying to pass bills such as the Restrict Act.