You'll find this interesting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blocking_Telegram_in_Russia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blocking_Telegram_in_Russia I don't think

You'll find this interesting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blocking_Telegram_in_Russia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blocking_Telegram_in_Russia I don't think Telegram deserves scrutiny. Not after what they've been able to accomplish and follow. > indeed it was _suggested_ by many of them, both technical and non-technical as preferable to SMS, so I don't think it can be that bad. It's not bad of course, but it's extremely hard to get WhatsApp users to switch to Signal than Telegram. Both because of missing WhatsApp features in Signal and the additional hoops like PIN. I'm Just speaking from personal experience. Signal was also my first choice.