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arrow-up1206arrow-down1external-link⚠️ [Important] Ukrainians should AVOID USING Telegram. There is big evidence that Telegram is linked to the FSB ⚠️ www.occrp.orgvanidian1@lemmy.world to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · edit-24 days agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-square6nk06@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down4·edit-23 days agoNot an excuse but Telegram is pretty, and full of colors and animations. Signal is ugly (which is a feature for a small number of users). But yes it’s shady since their custom encryption is weak and they hold the keys.
minus-squareGrass@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·3 days agonah both are ugly, but out of the messengers I have tried only telegram and whatsapp have the problem of randos adding me to crypto scam chat groups without any option to decline before it starts pinging me with notifications.
Not an excuse but Telegram is pretty, and full of colors and animations. Signal is ugly (which is a feature for a small number of users).
But yes it’s shady since their custom encryption is weak and they hold the keys.
nah both are ugly, but out of the messengers I have tried only telegram and whatsapp have the problem of randos adding me to crypto scam chat groups without any option to decline before it starts pinging me with notifications.