Is there a way to check out insane platforms like Telegram and TruthSocial without using their app? (lemmy.world)

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I sort of want to see what these things are like but I don't want to give them any data or contribute to them in any way haha. I've heard the Queen of Canada uses it which intrigues me

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[-] tomi000@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Its one of the few ways to communicate without major privacy issues, so of course it attracts criminal activity in some way. The insane part is that it somehow became normal for governments to spy on their citizens to an extent where the CEO of a communications platform is being arrested for not spying on their users.

[-] undefined@links.hackliberty.org 1 points 2 months ago

Oh I know. I was just exploring why someone might call it “insane.” I installed it long ago but quickly uninstalled it when I realized how insecure it is.

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