Telegram Hands U.S. Authorities Data on Thousands of Users
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The number of data requests fulfilled by Telegram skyrocketed, with the company providing data to U.S. authorities on 2,253 users last year.

as if you needed more reasons to switch to Signal

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I feel like introducing another attack surface for a minimal gain inconvenience just isn’t worth it. I’ll be passing, thanks

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If I’m honest, it’s not convenient either. I stopped using it years ago because I kept getting logged out of my accounts and flagged for “automated activity”. Plus they straight up lie about supporting SMS and RCS. The only “support” they have is connecting it to your Google account.

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