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this post was submitted on 30 Mar 2026
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agreed, the telegram client is very well made. runs smoothly even on my core2duo.
but the service as a whole, doesn't seem 'better' than discord on the privacy side, just the same level. telegram even provides stuff like unlimited storage (which is too good to be true) and don't have a clear monetization scheme, advertises like an encrypted messenger when almost nobody uses their e2ee feature. the whole thing looks like a honeypot to me.
I consider if you're typing words into a computer the CIA is reading it. Its a generally good idea to assume everything is already compromised.
They're currently snarfing all teh encrypted data to later decrypt it when the technology becomes possible.
Its the only explanation I have for why AI needs disk storage. They've already indexed the internet, no?
Also, impressively, it ran like butter on a HTC ChaCha about 10 years after that phone was relevent, and was a joy to message on.