Telegram announces monetization plans as it approaches 500 million active users Comments
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34SciencePigeon, 23 Dec 2020It is strange that Telegram is Russian and Iran is the friend of Russia, "the messenger i... moreThe strategy is simple. Some dumb-heads wants to keep involving politics everywhere. I can't understand why.
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Anonymous, 24 Dec 2020That elf need to put on some more clothes. It’s freezing! The elves are stronger than us, I suppose. And oh, aren't they immortal?
- Anonymous
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Oppaii, 23 Dec 2020I wish everyone in my country will switch to telegram and stop using the ugly Facebook Messenger smhYep, 1+
That's the only app or web service i'd actually consider paying for. Anything and anyone who defends free speech and liberty should be supported.
- YUKI93
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[deleted post]The same for me. 99% of my friends and families only use WhatsApp. Like it or not, I have to adapt it.
- YUKI93
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Anders, 24 Dec 2020Quote from Telegrams own blurb on the Play Store
"100% FREE & NO ADS: Telegram is fr... more"As for one on one and private group chats, those will remain free of ads."
Only the Channels will have ads. I do know a lot of news portal site that has their oen Telegram channel, so that's not a surprise.
- Anonymous
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abigfanoftechs, 23 Dec 2020I just tell my friends & families that I am ONLY available on Telegram.
Also, in my email... moreA friend of mine did that.
His whole family started to call or send him SMS instead.
- Anonymous
- nYE
Was a matter of time
- Anders
- 39y
Joe, 23 Dec 2020I respect Durov and his vision for Telegram, however, unlike Signal, your chats are not encryp... moreI thought they are encrypted by default..? I haven't noticed an option to add encryption
- Anders
- 39y
Quote from Telegrams own blurb on the Play Store
"100% FREE & NO ADS: Telegram is free and will always be free. We are not going to sell ads or introduce subscription fees."
So they lied. It won't be 100% free anymore as some features will have to be paid for
- Anonymous
- qLK
That elf need to put on some more clothes. It’s freezing!
- Anonymous
- T7X
Anonymous, 23 Dec 2020i hope they dont sell their soul to facebook.They won't, Durov himself said this in his own telegram channel, they are gonna add some advertisements for future costs, but not everywhere in the application, just for public channels.
You yourself can read about this in his channel.
- Anonymous
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34SciencePigeon, 23 Dec 2020It is strange that Telegram is Russian and Iran is the friend of Russia, "the messenger i... moreI can (as an iranian) answer you fully and easily, but in one line, they blocked it because of anti-gov movements, also whatsapp and instagram have no proper security so it is very easy to hack them, no matter how much options you activate.
And FB was blocked in 2009, again for another anti-gov movement in that year! Same goes for twitter, line, viber (these last two were unblocked later)
All and all, dictatorship never goes by correct and meaningful methods...
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Joe, 23 Dec 2020I respect Durov and his vision for Telegram, however, unlike Signal, your chats are not encryp... moreHmm, i think you don't understand encyption too much. On a server there also can be encrypted data saved, you know that right? As for privacy, of course they could decrypt that data if they want too, but if their story is true, the mechanismus behind this particular situation is quite secure, and n'
- Anonymous
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i hope they dont sell their soul to facebook.
- Joe
- gDw
I respect Durov and his vision for Telegram, however, unlike Signal, your chats are not encrypted by default and are downloaded from the cloud when you login from a new device. Also, the whole hype about it being banned in Russia felt a bit unnatural and definitely contributed to the apps' popularity. The call quality on Telegram is among the worst with constant hissing, cracking and fast-tracking when you call someone.
I don't want this to look like I don't like the app, I'm just complaining about the aspect of your conversations not being 100% private by design. I do find the option to delete chats for both parties satisfying though xD
- Anonymous
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34SciencePigeon, 23 Dec 2020It is strange that Telegram is Russian and Iran is the friend of Russia, "the messenger i... moreThey are banned to stop people from organizing and coordinating riots as most people used to (and still do, using VPNs) use Telegram. Facebook fell out of vogue around 5 years ago and Telegram is still the most widely used "messaging app" now. Instagram comes second.
- abigfanoftechs
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Oppaii, 23 Dec 2020I wish everyone in my country will switch to telegram and stop using the ugly Facebook Messenger smhI just tell my friends & families that I am ONLY available on Telegram.
Also, in my email signature I said that if they wanted quick reply then use Telegram.
- 34SciencePigeon
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It is strange that Telegram is Russian and Iran is the friend of Russia, "the messenger is banned in Iran?!!!!!!"
Facebook is also banned in Iran, but Instagram and WhatsApp are open?????????
What can you call the strategy(if there is any)?
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