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

  • danhakimi
    54•11 months ago

    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.

    • @[email protected]
      3•11 months 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

    • @[email protected]
      0•11 months ago

      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

      • danhakimi
        -1•11 months 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).