Telegram as a messaging service is cool, and the bots thing is great - but otherwise they seem to be really focused on money grabbing.
Well, that is an extraordinary business model indeed
If you pay, maybe. Telegram locks multiple privacy and security features behind paywalls, most notably being able to stop receiving the endless spam plaguing the platform with the message restriction to only your contacts and other "premium" users. That's without getting into the whole Fragment filth, advertisement all over, forced in channels and barely distinguishable, and so on.
>Telegram [is] first focused on building a loyal user base through an uncompromising product experience
Yeah, between statements like these and OP's submission history everything being claimed can be safely dismissed. Telegram is rushing to monetize in every aspect possible that may earn them more revenue, and it's not alone in that, Discord is on a similar trajectory (but not as bad, yet).
- https://theconversation.com/telegram-why-the-app-is-allowed-...
- https://kremlingram.org/en/dangers/
And lastly, hot off the presses, happened hours ago, Durov, following the Russian tradition, tried to influence the Romanian presidential elections right on election day by spamming Telegram users https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/telegram-founder-says-h...
For the record, 'conservative voices' is a dog whistle for batshit rightwing bullshit, as both presidential candidates are conservatives.
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darthrupert•8mo ago
Haphazard reporting work or malicious lying from Telegram's side?
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