Yeah I wouldn't use Kik, no E2EE (End to End Encryption) and it's mostly full of pedophiles lol.
I was pleasantly surprised to see that element/Matrix is suggested around here.
Not requiring a phone number, supports voice, video, and only being provided to those with a number of posts on the forums, should reduce the likelihood of someone being a catfish/troll. Who's gonna want to spend time writing 60 posts to get banned straight away
I don't think that's a fair way to judge people, tbh. The reason for that is because people might not be comfortable sharing that information in a public setting. I do think post quantity, quality and duration are better indicators.
I'm new, and I can tell you, coming across this thread makes, me not comfortable sharing too much in public as I feel it would make me a target.