> open source P2P chat messaging with encryption

Tox/aTox [0][1] fits that description and both continue to be developed.

> Empower criminals so that they cant use this excuse to target civilian infra.

According to one webinar from CSIAC (2023) [2], XMPP is popular with Tox slowly catching up.

[0]: https://github.com/TokTok/c-toxcore

[1]: https://github.com/evilcorpltd/aTox

[2]: https://csiac.dtic.mil/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CSIAC-Webi...