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I'd be enthusiastically using it for 'normal' communication if they haven't idiotically removed SMS support. Without that, they won't ever reach mass adoption
by gear54rus 2y ago
I'd be enthusiastically using it for 'normal' communication if they haven't idiotically removed SMS support.
Without that, they won't ever reach mass adoption because WhatsApp and Telegram are already there and are superior in basically every way.
- Rhapso 2y agoI think you missed the point. WhatsApp and Telegram don't offer the safety or security Signal does. They removed SMS to preserve that safety and security. It isn't a for profit business. We are the ones motivated to help them get adopted. if donations don't correlate with increased users Signal actually can't tolerate growth. Do whatsapp or telegram have the same models? Can you tell if you are the customer or the product with them?
- fragmede 2y agoGiven that I don't pay to use signal, why should a bunch of words about governence convince me that I'm not the product to signal either?
- Rhapso 2y agoWith that level of nihilism/skepticism why would paying for the privilege give confidence you are not a product? Only a similar pile of words keeps them from double-dipping and making you both customer and product.
- Mistletoe 2y agoThey aren’t superior in the most important way, which is the security and privacy.