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Any Telegram users here? I've only ever heard it used when talking about batshit American cults. Not exactly a target audience i want to reach.
It's the WhatsApp of my social circle. The question for me is who doesn't use it?
The only time i come across it is when a youtube news show what's to laugh at some Q people.
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Matrix is working on a P2P system. Last update that I am aware of is the one here, but there are likely newer updates: https://matrix.org/blog/2020/06/02/introducing-p-2-p-matrix/ Personally, I would like to use Briar on my Tailscale network, but the lack of Briar desktop app and the need to build custom Briar app to support Tailscale interface is a blocker. Or, a self-hosted Signal app.
Matrix is, unfortunately, a UX catastrophe compared to Telegram. Telegram has the best messaging app by UX and it's not even close. It's fast, reliable and it just works. Try getting your mother to use Matrix. Verifying sessions of chat participants is such a disgusting user experience I wonder if they employ /any/ graphic or UX designers.
Perhaps you meant the Element client?
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> Really not sure why the ended up shutting it down They were sued by the SEC: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-146
The project has actually re-launched independently under the name of FreeTON, and now EverScale: https://docs.tonalliance.org/ https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/ton-crystal/
Any Telegram users here? I've only ever heard it used when talking about batshit American cults. Not exactly a target audience i want to reach.
I use Telegram regularly with friends who don't find Signal user friendly enough. Facebook is the biggest platform for far-right content, child pornography, terrorism, whatnot.
Any Telegram users here? I've only ever heard it used when talking about batshit American cults. Not exactly a target audience i want to reach.
* is fast
* has native apps
* has amazing stickers
* lets you share almost unlimited media
* has a decent bot API
* is secure enough for my personal use (though I don’t pretend to use it as a secure messenger nor do I advocate for it if this is important for someon. Please do not start an argument about this again, search up telegram on hn.algolia for plenty of comments about security)
* calls and video is not as high quality as FaceTime but way better than WhatsApp
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It's the WhatsApp of my social circle. The question for me is who doesn't use it?
Maybe its a region specific thing? I've honest never met or heard of someone using it IRL. The only time i come across it is when a youtube news show what's to laugh at some Q people.
Signal and Threema went kinda popular too the more media talked about WhatsApp. But Telegram was THE IM app with simply the most fun functionality.
On the other hand I also know people refusing to use Telegram so nobody would think they are in weird channels now.
Adding to that I may also have a privacy focused circle, I am sure you'll find a group of people here too who life the exact opposite
> Unlike other apps, Telegram doesn't track whether users tap on a sponsored message and doesn't profile them based on their activity. I wonder how this will go down with advertisers used to the usual pay-per-click and being able to demographically target their audience before spending their ad dollars.
I hope this works for telegram! They were going to need to launch ads at some point and this transparent plan to get started seems like it considered the user base. It’s become my favorite messaging app and I enjoy the pace of innovation. I get it’s not end to end encrypted but that’s not what I am asking for with telegram - just a decent messaging app that makes it easy to remain anonymous (not sharing phone number)…
The best thing I like about it is that it's an instant setup on every phone and doesn't require the Google backup integration which can take an hour to restore. Also the fact I can run it on multiple devices simultaneously is also kind of a big deal. Their API is also pretty amazing tbh.
I wish all my friends were on tg instead of wa and i would uninstall the later in a heartbeat.