With the blocking of #Telegram in #Spain, many people are now looking for #alternatives to this messaging app. Here's a good article (Comparison of #InstantMessengers) that shows that there is no shortage of safe and #opensource options.
De momento #Telegram sigue funcionando en #España, con o sin #VPN o #proxy, pero los canales parecen estar bloqueados en la versión de la app descargada por #GooglePlay.
En cualquier caso usar una VPN o un proxy de una VPN de pago siempre con Telegram es buena idea.
Well, maybe with #Telegram being "suspended" in #Spain I'll finally buy a subscription to a #VPN 🙄
It's funny how when #Russia suspends a service due to conflict with its state policies it's bad, but when a Western power suspends a service due to some private corporation's bottom line it MUST be acceptable 🤔
Con esto del posible ban a Telegram, recordaros como alternativa el uso de Matrix https://matrix.org/ una alternativa abierta, descentralizada y segura de comunicaciones. Con tu propio server, es más difícil que lo bloqueen. #Telegram#Matrix#FOSS#Censura
Divertido ver como hay gente que le sigue el rollo al razonamiento de que se banee #Telegram por no entregar información privada de los usuarios que suben contenido "ilegal" pero cuando se trata de lo que se aloja en #Twitter / #X todo vale. 🤔
So, I've been arguing with myself over whether I should resurrect my #Telegram account or not. From various sources, I get the impression that their platform isn't all that secure despite their claims. If memory serves, one of the sources said they wouldn't trust it with anything more than a casual conversation, and definitely wouldn't trust it with more sensitive topics. I'm not interested in using #Meta services, so things like #Messenger & #WhatsApp are not options I'd consider. At this point, my messaging options are #Signal and #Matrix even though the latter isn't the most #accessible option. Heck, when you get down to it, the former has a few accessibility annoyances on #Android which is the mobile platform I use. Decisions, decisions...
I'm a little late to this, but I feel the need to mention it because I feel like these people are just going to move to Telegram, if they already haven't.
Telegram is NOT a better alternative to Discord. It asks for your phone number (huge red flag), lies about being end-to-end encrypted (encryption is done server-side), is centralized, and not entirely FOSS (server-side software is closed source). Look into decentralized/self-hosted solutions instead.
I personally recommend hosting an XMPP server. Install an XMPP server stack that supports multi-user-chats and host your discussions there. With XMPP, you can sign up for an account on any server and talk to anyone, including people from other servers. There are even modernized web-clients like Movim which make it more user friendly.
For private/direct messages, you can also end-to-end encrypt them using OMEMO. Just don't use them for public MUCs or you will end up having problems. You really don't need to encrypt a public chat anyway.
If you need help running an XMPP server, Mental Outlaw made a video on it.
How online group 764 uses #Discord and #Telegram to blackmail teens into degrading and violent acts and then boast about it; Discord removed 34K users in 2023.
An analysis of 3M+ #Discord and #Telegram chats in 50+ groups finds a global network of thousands of violent predators, who target, groom, and extort #kids online.