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

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[โ€“] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 45 points 1 year ago (3 children)

a) because it's what everyone I know uses

b) telegram is not end-to-end encrypted by default. And not end-to-end encrypted at all for group chats. That's kind of a dealbreaker. Telegram is one of the last messaging apps I'd recommend.

[โ€“] gjghkk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

In my country whatsapp messenger can and will be seen by the government if there is a request. Have heard it many times. I don't think any messenger or anything you write is actually secure or actually private. We just came to terms with that.

[โ€“] socsa@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

It's also closed source and doesn't really specify the specifics of its crypto implementation or really even the underlying technology.

Edit - I was apparently mistaken or my information is outdated. MTProto is indeed open source, though I swear that hasn't always been the case.

[โ€“] CrypticVader@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It is open source, & they are also a non-profit organization.
Here's the source code

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

It's open source.