>Despite its imperfections, which in my cursory understanding are largely academic 1) no video calls 2) voice calls just now being rolled out 3) encryption i

>Despite its imperfections, which in my cursory understanding are largely academic 1) no video calls 2) voice calls just now being rolled out 3) encryption is opt-in and limited to one-on-one conversations 4) requires a phone number for authentication The "academic" criticism is about its crypto being poor. The rest is regular stuff which is a deal breaker even for many non-academics.