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[–] 3 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

Germany uses Whatsapp and Signal. Whatsapp for the older generation, Signal for the younger ones. But almost everyone has both. Telegram is a niche messenger for conspiracy theorists and alt-righters, because it's russian and those people love Russia.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yea, that's totally why people I know use Telegram / 🤦‍♂️

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago*

    i live in germany and to me telegram doesn't feel niche at all.

    a lot of younger people use it a bit like discord, like for group stuff. organizing (like e.g. political activism), finding apartents in berlin, and yes, getting drugs as well. also some worklplaces use it (which i think is terrible). it is also preferred by a lot of people to communicate via telegram over signal or whatsapp in situations where people don't want to give away their number, like online dating.

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