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Telegram is just actually superior in terms of features I don't get it.

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[โ€“] danhakimi@kbin.social 54 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Telegram gives me:

  • Roll-their-own encryption off-by-default without cross-device support or group chat available.
  • The ability to talk to strangers I don't want to talk to
  • An open source client, but a proprietary, non-federated server
  • An unmoderated social network that's a free-for-all for crypto scammers, extremists, and other nuts

WhatsApp gives me:

  • Signal's encryption algorithm on all chats
  • Whatsapp web (still with encryption)
  • Encrypted group chats
  • The ability to talk to human beings I actually know and want to talk to

Neither respects my privacy.

Not sure why I would bother attempting to use Telegram again.

[โ€“] ominouslemon@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

This is the best answer, IMHO. Also, network effects means that everyone's already on WhatsApp, so it's only natural that people use it more than Telegram

[โ€“] celmit@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

WhatsApp gives me:

1,2,3 - closed source app that has not been audited but you chose to believe that is backdoor free, ok then

4 - half true, whatsapp business is full of automated responses, not too many human beings there

[โ€“] danhakimi@kbin.social -1 points 1 year ago

I do not use "whatsapp business," no idea why I would.

I do not seek to use a service and then interact with the people who happen to be on that service, I seek to interact with people and meet them on the service they're using. The fediverse is an exception, because I believe in the principles, but the experience sucks because it's all tech with no real community (Lemmy/Kbin) and none of the people I want to follow (Mastodon).