I’ve never understood why #Telegram was so popular. @simplex is way better for privacy.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/5/24237254/telegram-pavel-durov-arrest-private-chats-moderation-policy-change wss://nostr.fmt.wiz.biz 

 Nobody uses Telegram for private chat. It's mainly used for public group chats, and by far has more useful features than other public chat options. 

 The network effect.

Telegram was there first 

 That's why centralized platforms will never respect users' freedom of speech, no matter how benevolent their owners are