Should we switch over to from whatsapp to telegram.org?

8 points by dhrp 12y ago ↗ HN

Telegram app (telegram.org) is apparently is safer and more open than WhatsApp. If we really care about open communication such important infrastructure should really not be a service but more of a protocol. It should never be worth as much as Facebook paid for it.

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dhrp 12y ago ↗

I'm looking for arguments about whether we should switch over to a platform that is open.

prateekkhare 12y ago ↗

I have :) http://wp.me/pqEwh-2x

dylanhassinger 12y ago ↗

works for me so far

zoowar 12y ago ↗

Telegram is a centralized service. Also, consider this http://www.cryptofails.com/post/70546720222/telegrams-crypta...

desipenguin 12y ago ↗

Disclaimer : I'm neither of Whatsapp not Telegram (I resisted being on FB for longest time, even now - I occasionally visit FB)

I think importance of "Social Networks" is based on the user base. So while security is important - if you are the only person on such social network, what does it matter ? You can't "share stuff" cause there aren't enough people there. So moving to telegram makes sense only when enough of "your friends/family/relatives" are there.

ernst 12y ago ↗

what I don't understand is that they're both down / offline for the last 30 minutes.

are they hosted on the same platform?

phantom_oracle 12y ago ↗

Strangely, they could all be running on AWS, which wouldn't surprise me...

ShaneCurran 12y ago ↗

Heml.is looks promising - if it ever launches