@wingy You can register at https://riot.privacytools.io/#/register -- in fact it's probably a better place to register than the overloaded matrix.org servers!

Or you could choose an entirely different server from a list like this one: https://www.hello-matrix.net/public_servers.php?show_from=Switzerland+%28Hosttech%29&sortby=Avg%20Response and you'd still be able to join our channel #general:privacytools.io 😄