Telegram Ad Platform

Re:Telegram Ad Platform by lxgr on Monday November 08, 2021 @08:28AM (#29149017)

It definitely is a Shibboleth: Everybody recommending it to me so far has done so either due to usability (which I get) or "because it's encrypted and more secure than WhatsApp".

The latter is a very good indicator of misplaced faith in shoddy news outlets propagating these claims uneditorialized.

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Re:Telegram Ad Platform by dotancohen on Monday November 08, 2021 @09:49AM (#29149817)

  > "because it's encrypted and more secure than WhatsApp".

Sure, you'll find people believing and spreading misleading statements everywhere. Encrypted, compared to Whatsapp, is wrong. But secure? Sure. I much prefer governments getting access to my data via snooping than advertising companies being spoon fed my data with the intention of influencing my opinion.

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Re:Telegram Ad Platform by lxgr on Monday November 08, 2021 @11:49AM (#29151181)

Telegram does get access to your data, and them getting into advertisement is literally the topic of this discussion.

As a result, governments aren't getting access to Telegram, advertisers are.

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Re:Telegram Ad Platform by dotancohen on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @01:36AM (#29158453)

I think that you should read the fine article. It seems that you are assuming things that are incorrect.

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Re:Telegram Ad Platform by wrinkl3 on Monday November 08, 2021 @08:42AM (#29149155)

I mean, Telegram also supports fully-fledged microblogging (with personal channels) in a way Whatsapp just doesn't.

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