telegram:
- very good android, ios, and desktop open-source apps they keep properly up to date (also a web client)
- stickers, emojos, gifs (and with better compression)
- useful bots (and inline bots)
- groups and good admin tools
- nicely including voice or video in chats
- now even favorites
- requires a phone number (not public)
- is not very secure (but above average)
- is centralized and not entirely open (they haven't been evil for now)
@CobaltVelvet Although perhaps biased as I volunteer for them, I get why they would use their own security protocol given the conflicts of interest that exist with others, and I think their actions speak for themselves when it comes to their record on protecting users privacy.
They have problems, particularly in communicating themselves but I reckon they're one of the best alternatives available.
