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I still use Skype, mainly out of habit, but I guess it's finally time to move on. Telegram seems like the best alternative for me, but I wonder—what are others switching to? Feels like every few years, we have to migrate to a new chat platform.


I find telegram is amazing for meeting people you don’t already know, especially in group chats or for having slightly more anonymity.

Signal is great if you already know everyone you’re talking with and don’t really care for large group chats (100s of anonymous strangers).


Telegram requires permission to view all your contacts on iOS :)

So I refuse to use it now.


That’s fair, but almost every messaging app does this (WhatsApp, Signal, iMessage, etc.). The question is: do you trust Telegram more or less than the alternatives? Personally, I see it as the lesser evil compared to some big tech options.


WhatsApp doesn't require contact permissions to work. Neither do other apps I use for messaging like Facebook Messenger, Instagram, or Snapchat.

iMessage sort of does, but that's only because it's more a part of the OS, which already has your contacts anyway.


Signal also doesn't (on IOS at least), I just set it up for my parents and it asks for specific contacts.




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