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1. anonnon ◴[] No.41910694[source]
> Dozens of neo-Nazis are fleeing Telegram and moving to a relatively unknown secret chat app that has received funding from Twitter founder Jack Dorsey.

Isn't Telegram notorious at this point for being the go-to app for people distributing CSAM? Not trying to tar Telegram, and obviously, most people are using it legitimately. But it's crazy that Wired seems more concerned about what messaging service "dozens" of "neo-Nazis" (no doubt generously defined) are using rather than child exploitation. In fact, the article only mentions child exploitation in two paragraphs. It would be like an article about "Roblox Racists" that ignores its much more serious predator problem.

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2. wkat4242 ◴[] No.41910941[source]
Telegram gets a bad name too much IMO. I use it with groups of thousands and nothing illegal. It's just a really good chat app if you have large groups. Way better than WhatsApp or signal.

Where I live in Spain it's super popular.

3. novok ◴[] No.41911156[source]
IMO telegram is slavic whatsapp with some crypto spice. And almost any communication medium will be used to transmit bad things and managing that is an expensive arms race. If you really care to, you can probably find examples everywhere.