First of all: there will definitely be a free tier.
Where did you see that confirmed?
Second: local backup will most likely still be an option.
Uhhhh I mean I would assume?
Why do people always hate on new features? Just don't use them if you don't want to
No one is "hating" on this. We're just asking legitimate questions that any other consumer might ask, and suggesting existing solutions for those who don't want to wait 7 years for Signal to eventually implement this feature.
My bad... It wasn't supposed to sound that aggressive.
And to be honest: there is no confirmation for a free tier but I strongly believe (and hope) so because most people nowadays assume everything to be free and if they see Signal not having a free backup plan everyone would go
aAhHhHHHhH they are so greedy i thought they are a non-profit.
(I mean people who don't care about privacy and only use signal because their privay-aware friends told them to)