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Not being in either Telegram/Signal camp I see a lot of tribalism in the comments. It seems that any arguments for/against either one end up in politics. Like
by reportgunner 2y ago
Not being in either Telegram/Signal camp I see a lot of tribalism in the comments.
It seems that any arguments for/against either one end up in politics.
Like I understand that Telegram is probably not very secure, but seeing what proponents of Signal are saying doesn't really make me trust Signal either.
- thisislife2 2y agoIt is political. As I mentioned elsewhere in HN, Telegram is now being promoted in the US by the political-right there because they have lost trust in US BigTech social media platforms who, they believe, are "unjustly" censoring them on their platform. That is why the right-leaning media are now heavily promoting Telegram ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ut6RouSs0w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ut6RouSs0w ) and bashing other platforms ( https://www.city-journal.org/article/signals-katherine-maher-problem https://www.city-journal.org/article/signals-katherine-maher... ).
- reportgunner 2y agoYou mean the BigTech social media platforms that use Signal's protocol for messaging ? Wow I wonder why the people who don't trust BigTech social media don't choose Signal that is actually insane. If it is indeed political don't try to bring some kind of technological merit into this, it makes you look really dishonest.
- thisislife2 2y agoYou missed my point - I am agreeing with you that the arguments for or against both end up political, because politics is the reason both are being promoted. Technically both products are equivalent. And both products may also be sharing data with government(s). The right- in the US just hope that Telegram isn't sharing it with the US government. :)