Comment by A4ET8a8uTh0
1 year ago
It is weirdly fascinating that this question has to be answered on a semi-regular basis. I am not sure if it is more of an insight into humans, ephemeral nature of software or concern that something major has changed.
Or it's just nerds who are stupid and don't understand what matters in real world security for most people.
The fact that you can create a huge group and channels without sharing your phone and contacts is what made Telegram big.
You couldn't do that on WhatsApp until a few months ago. And it has been on Telegram for years. Why Hong Kong protesters used Telegram and not Whatsapp? read this: https://x.com/Pinboard/status/1474096410383421452
The fact that Telegram is massively used in both Ukraine and Russia shows that its model cannot be ignored.
I think it’s helpful because, as the author says, Telegram put effort into making you think it’s secure and Signal isn’t. As someone who's not close to this, it’s handy to have regular reminders.
It's an unfortunate reminder in that propaganda sometimes works very well.