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So, Telegram has launched horrible ads that look a lot like spam to me. At least in my channels it's typically some crypto bullshit. So, I wonder if people know about alternatives to the subscription service for blocking them? Sadly, Forkgram won't offer that option and it doesn't seem to be allowed. However, I wonder if there are still forks out there which block the ads? Or do people know of alternative options?

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 month ago (17 children)

It won't take long for clients to pop up. But ultimately people shouldn't rely on telegram or any billionaire backed software for pretty much anything.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (16 children)

100% agreed, but it's so hard to get everyone to move to signal or simplex or something.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (8 children)

The problem with Signal is that the UX isn't up to par aesthetically and the problem with SimpleX is that the UX is overly complicated. People want a great chat app first and foremost, privacy is an afterthought.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Many people use TG specifically because it has unlimited cloud storage. Signal doesn't offer this (don't know about SimpleX).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

For the average person, the ability to run it on seamlessly on multiple devices is more important than storage.

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