Search on Telegram is more powerful than in other messaging apps because it allows users to find public channels and bots. Unfortunately, this feature has been abused by people who violated our Terms of Service to sell illegal goods.
To further deter criminals from abusing Telegram Search, we have updated our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, ensuring they are consistent across the world. We’ve made it clear that the IP addresses and phone numbers of those who violate our rules can be disclosed to relevant authorities in response to valid legal requests.
Why not Signal?
All completely irrelevant to most people. Nobody they know is on those platforms.
There are only two alternatives to the Big Tech messengers that are anywhere near critical mass: Signal and the shady one we’re talking about here.
Though I would love Matrix to go mainstream.
Ironically though Matrix has a Problem with metadata leaking out while signal doesn’t
Possibly unsolvable given its distributed nature. Seems like there will be at least some small cost to pay for that benefit.
Nobody is on Signal either.
I actually had notifications of many non-technical friends getting onto signal. It gained significant traction I think?
Compared to Telegram’s 1-billion user base, it’s still a roundoff error.
I feel like there needs to be an incentive in mind for those apps to bring in ppl. People care about privacy but won’t even delete FB, let alone use a different messaging app
matrix is great but sadly not all my friends use it and i still use discord :(