Comment by __rito__
2 years ago
I guess I will be uninstalling Telegram, now.
It was great, then it focused on monetization at the cost of other things.
I still kept it because I could simply share an handle and talk with strangers over the internet on my phone/laptop. There won't be that need anymore.
I hope this feature puts pressure on Whatsapp to implement the same.
Telegram's biggest investor is Russia's sovereign fund.
So I'd argue monetization here is not a top issue
Honestly, TG was the most convenient messaging app that I had ever seen.
I used it for the convenience.
Until they focused all their energy, time to monetization features. The quality of rest of the app began to deteriorate.
To be fair, they had to make money somehow. I'm happy that they're trying to be financially sustainable.
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