Its ability to message large groups of people at once has made it popular among certain far-right groups. It is less secure than other apps, with end-to-end encryption only offered for secret chats on Telegram, and does not include group chats.
Telegram’s selling point is that it sends messages faster than any other service, has no limits on the size of your chats or files, allows you to self-destruct sent messages, and group chats can include up to 200,000 members. Its development is open-source, and supported by grants and donations Telegram Many like it because it is an independent non-profit organisation, not tied to any major tech companies. One of its co-founders also co-founded WhatsApp, so its user experience is similar, which is handy if you’re making the switch. Just like WhatsApp, you can share text, voice messages, photos, videos, GIFs and files for free, as well as make voice and video calls.
SignalĪn end-to-end encrypted messaging service, Signal promises that your messages and calls are totally secure. If the outage concerned you, it’s good to know that there are other messaging apps available, although obviously you’ll have to get whoever you want to communicate with to download them as well.
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