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WhatsApp introduces ads in its app

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713 points greenburger | 1 comments | 16 Jun 25 13:38 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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k_bx ◴[17 Jun 25 06:44 UTC] No.44296293[source]▶
I really hope it helps them build a decent app, but I doubt it. In Ukraine, there's a huge problem of Telegram being so feature-rich compared to WhatsApp that it's impossible to convince people to do the switch, even under the national security threat.
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prmoustache ◴[17 Jun 25 06:56 UTC] No.44296364[source]▶
What are the telegram features that whatsapp or signal users are missing?

I've tried it in the past and all that could be done was due to the platform not having e2e encryption on standard chats.

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1. k_bx ◴[17 Jun 25 11:06 UTC] No.44297700[source]▶
It's discord-level feature-rich, e.g. it has "forums/topics", "channels" (which WhatsApp added poorly), much more developed sticker/reactions functionality, "round videos" and other catchy, viral features, at the same time doesn't feel like heavy discord. I've switched off long time ago due to security concerns, but now that I'm using WhatsApp/Signal -- they're just too basic.