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Re:WhatsApp will progressively kill features until users acc... by pmoriarty on Friday May 07, 2021 @07:54PM (#27082182)
One of my biggest problems with Telegram is that they demand your phone number before you can use the service.

This is a problem with Signal as well.

My phone number and my identity is none of their business.

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Re:WhatsApp will progressively kill features until users acc... by theshrike79 on Saturday May 08, 2021 @02:24AM (#27084454)
At least Telegram doesn't show it to everyone you chat with like Signal does. That's enough for me.
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Re:WhatsApp will progressively kill features until users acc... by greshario on Saturday May 08, 2021 @12:54AM (#27083994)
Yeah it's frustrating. WA also requires this, in fairness. It's very annoying though. I want a messenger app that's not owned by Facebook and doesn't require that I'm constantly glued to my phone to use it.
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