Comment by kome

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.