whitecapstromgard , 9 months ago Telegram is a suprisingly good app. Open source clients Decent Linux client on the laptop (whatsapp desktop is just terrible) It can be downloaded without Google's appstore. I wish other apps were half as good as Telegram.
Telegram is a suprisingly good app.
I wish other apps were half as good as Telegram.
Edgelord_Of_Tomorrow , 9 months ago Owned by the Russians Partnered with the CCP Tencent
Owned by the Russians
Partnered with the CCP Tencent
totallynotfbi , 9 months ago Hasn't the founder been a vocal critic of Russia for years, including the Ukraine war? I don't really see why that would be a concern, especially since Telegram is supposedly owned by a US LLC
Hasn't the founder been a vocal critic of Russia for years, including the Ukraine war? I don't really see why that would be a concern, especially since Telegram is supposedly owned by a US LLC
Edgelord_Of_Tomorrow , 9 months ago Russia has an army of "vocal critics" who play an important role in the pantomime, you see them on RT regularly. It doesn't prove anything.
Russia has an army of "vocal critics" who play an important role in the pantomime, you see them on RT regularly. It doesn't prove anything.
smileyhead , 9 months ago Telegram has the best clients ever. But those clients need to connect to something and this is where we encounter a big problem.
Telegram has the best clients ever. But those clients need to connect to something and this is where we encounter a big problem.
EqMinMax , 9 months ago More importantly, non-electron app.
Potatos_are_not_friends , 9 months ago It bothers me that the major complaint is not the privacy issues or the people who own it behind the scenes... but the technology used to build the desktop application. Electron is just a tool.
It bothers me that the major complaint is not the privacy issues or the people who own it behind the scenes...
but the technology used to build the desktop application. Electron is just a tool.
