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Why do most people choose to use WhatsApp over telegram?? (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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Telegram is just actually superior in terms of features I don't get it.

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[โ€“] 54 points 2 years 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.

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  • [โ€“] 0 points 2 years 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

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  • [โ€“] -1 points 2 years 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).

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