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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€“] 43 points 2 years 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.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 years 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.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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    Edit - I was apparently mistaken or my information is outdated.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.

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