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The problem for me is that it's yet another thing that allows Apple (and other in the EU soon to be commonly installed app stores) to censor content they don't

by cbxyp 3y ago

The problem for me is that it's yet another thing that allows Apple (and other in the EU soon to be commonly installed app stores) to censor content they don't like. Telegram is forced to censor channels that Apple/Google don't like. There are no porn apps on the app store. No gab.com apps anywhere (there was a massive effort to censor them up to and including banning Mastodon clients when they produced a compatible Mastodon instance) The effects on political censorship are heavy.

dbbk 3y ago
What a ludicrous take. You can still access anything you want inside Safari. Or Chrome. Or any other browser. There is zero censorship.
- bouncing 3y ago
  Saying that some channels are not censored thus no censorship happens is obviously wrong.
- fsflover 3y ago
  There is zero censorship of the websites (and there is only Safari on iOS at the moment). For apps, there is definitely a censorship. Without web apps, it's indeed very impactful.
SergeAx 3y ago
You may install Telegram APK from their website, and there's no censorship there. It will also auto-update faster than Google Play version, for obvious reason. This is particularly why iPhone users need side loading. Root would be nice too.
asadotzler 3y ago
They don't need the excuse. Why does it matter then?