- Whatsapp is more popular.
- It has a lot of scammers. Especially crypto scammers.
- A little bit more difficult to use. There are so many features and it can kind lf get overwhelming.
- Messages are not end to end encrypted by default.
this post was submitted on 19 Aug 2023
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When it comes to person to person messaging, everyone uses what everyone else uses.
Because latin americans are way too brainwashed to use it. (source: i can't get any of my friends or family to use telegram)