Also, never sold any data to any authorities, all the security issues came from users not paying attention to privacy settings. The stigmatisation of telegram as ‘russian messenger’, even though the team that made it and maintains it left russia a long ago, prevents this software from getting its rightly deserved popularity
Telegram is in every way better. My primary reason for prefering Telegram over anything else are bots (API specifically). I mean bots functionality is so awesome that I can’t properly describe how awesome it is. <3
Whatsapp doesn’t have even a tiniest bit of telegram functionality, most importantly, bots. The person who made this post bitches about weirdly specific functionality that doesn’t affect you at all. I have a telegram premium (which is dirty cheap) and I never knew I could ban sending VMs, nor I had any reason to do so. Even in the free version you can restrict people who can write to you (e.g. only your contacts), if you don’t like to get VMs from your friends, just tell them. Also, security-wise, we all know that whatsapp gives your data to whatever US authorities ask and tg never did anything like that. All the security risks came from users not paying attention to privacy settings, like exposing their mobile number.
Telegram has much better Windows/iPad apps, open source client, faster, more customizable, support for sending lossless-files, etc. It’s a much better app, and not owned by Meta
As I remember it, nobody had cared about Telegram until Signal started gaining some traction as a more private WA alternative. Telegram just rode that wave, plus I suppose it has better support for large groups I guess? The fact that those aren’t even encrypted just gets lost.
Enjoying Matrix, there seems to be an actual focus on privacy. We’re using it for the development comms for Kbin. Feels like an alternative version of discord
No. He was born Russian, but has moved out of it after his other social platform VK was confiscated and now owned the Russia. He lives in Germany Dubai, where he placeed Telegram’s HQ.
I will never understand why people switched from WhatsApp to telegram. Tg is just Russian WhatsApp.
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Also, never sold any data to any authorities, all the security issues came from users not paying attention to privacy settings. The stigmatisation of telegram as ‘russian messenger’, even though the team that made it and maintains it left russia a long ago, prevents this software from getting its rightly deserved popularity
Telegram is in every way better. My primary reason for prefering Telegram over anything else are bots (API specifically). I mean bots functionality is so awesome that I can’t properly describe how awesome it is. <3
Plus the best stickers ever.
Telegram is an infinitely better user experience then WhatsApp.
What are the kids using nowadays? Signal?
Kids? Instagram
I think it’s more TikTok these days
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What does Spotify, a music and podcasts app, gain from imitating TikTok?
It’s not as safe to hook up with your dealer on Instagram, silly.
You shouldn’t really hook up with dealers anyway. Just buy your drugs and leave—don’t bang them! They are notoriously exploitative.
How do you think you get free drugs, my man?
Free? You should value your body more than that, my friend.
I guess I meant Kids=the cool kids.
Matrix
Whatsapp doesn’t have even a tiniest bit of telegram functionality, most importantly, bots. The person who made this post bitches about weirdly specific functionality that doesn’t affect you at all. I have a telegram premium (which is dirty cheap) and I never knew I could ban sending VMs, nor I had any reason to do so. Even in the free version you can restrict people who can write to you (e.g. only your contacts), if you don’t like to get VMs from your friends, just tell them. Also, security-wise, we all know that whatsapp gives your data to whatever US authorities ask and tg never did anything like that. All the security risks came from users not paying attention to privacy settings, like exposing their mobile number.
Is it cheaper than USD 4.99 per month? That’s the cost I could find online. Premium is not available where I live, so I cannot just take a look.
Telegram is not Russian. The creator is, but that is about it.
I think they are referring to the large Russian user base.
Telegram is one of the very few ways for uncensored communication and news gathering.
I wasn’t insinuating anything either way. Just observing.
Telegram has much better Windows/iPad apps, open source client, faster, more customizable, support for sending lossless-files, etc. It’s a much better app, and not owned by Meta
Telegram is literally what WhatsApp wishes it could be. Also Pavel doesn’t get along with Russia.
As I remember it, nobody had cared about Telegram until Signal started gaining some traction as a more private WA alternative. Telegram just rode that wave, plus I suppose it has better support for large groups I guess? The fact that those aren’t even encrypted just gets lost.
yeah go to matrix instead, or signal
Enjoying Matrix, there seems to be an actual focus on privacy. We’re using it for the development comms for Kbin. Feels like an alternative version of discord
I really hate whatsapp design for some reason
My eyes are bleeding…
TIL telegram is Russian and bad. dang.
No. He was born Russian, but has moved out of it after his other social platform VK was confiscated and now owned the Russia. He lives in
GermanyDubai, where he placeed Telegram’s HQ.oh this makes me feel much better about staying on telegram, thanks for the info!