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[–] 71 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Telegram added stories not too long ago and I feel the same way about that. It's UI pollution we don't want, and that we didn't ask for, and that serves no real purpose.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Every time I get one of those from Telegram I always report it stating that nobody asked for it and that it's utterly unnecessary for a messenger app.

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

    Telegram started the enshittification route already. Premium version, locked features and stickers, spam about their crypto crap, and now these useless stories

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

    Signal Statuses are literally the only way I "social media" with people I know.

    kermit sad

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

    South American Countries: Hold my picture

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

    It's a huge thing in Asia actually.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago

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    Hey there! I am using WhatsApp!

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    Hey there! I am using WhatsApp!

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    Only use for status is to say you're on Signal.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    It is very popular in India. Especially for folks who don't use Instagram.

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

    I wish they'd just add something useful like threaded conversations.

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  • [+] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    We're back to the days of AIM, MSN/Yahoo Messenger, and ICQ lol

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    It is happening. WhatsApp statuses are extremely popular.

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