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by NayamAmarshe 1174 days ago
I don't think Signal has what it takes to combat Facebook's monopoly. It's more inconvenient than WhatsApp, why would people even switch?

Telegram on the other hand does not compromise on features and user experience and still is able to deliver a system that doesn't disrespect the user data.
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jen20 1174 days ago
I perhaps don't know what I'm missing with WhatsApp, but I use Signal with Android-owning friends (iMessage for everyone else), and no-one has voiced displeasure - indeed it was _suggested_ by many of them, both technical and non-technical as preferable to SMS, so I don't think it can be that bad.

I don't have special insight into either WhatsApp or Telegram, but I think given the founders and jurisdictions in which they operate, Telegram deserves at least the same level of scepticism and scrutiny as TikTok.

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NayamAmarshe 1174 days ago
You'll find this interesting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blocking_Telegram_in_Russia

I don't think Telegram deserves scrutiny. Not after what they've been able to accomplish and follow.

> indeed it was _suggested_ by many of them, both technical and non-technical as preferable to SMS, so I don't think it can be that bad.

It's not bad of course, but it's extremely hard to get WhatsApp users to switch to Signal than Telegram. Both because of missing WhatsApp features in Signal and the additional hoops like PIN.

I'm Just speaking from personal experience. Signal was also my first choice.

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jen20 1174 days ago
> I don't think Telegram deserves scrutiny.

Every communication channel deserves scrutiny according to the threat model of a given user.

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