ijeff@lemdro.idM to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · edit-22 年前Google reminds us that Google Chat can be used with friends and family9to5google.comexternal-linkmessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up118cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
arrow-up118external-linkGoogle reminds us that Google Chat can be used with friends and family9to5google.comijeff@lemdro.idM to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · edit-22 年前message-square42fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
minus-squareijeff@lemdro.idOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 年前Is it particularly popular there? What do folks use for messaging?
minus-squaremFat@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 年前Yes, it saw a surge in popularity after last year’s protests as the government blocked Whatsapp. Telegram had already been blocked. For messaging most people still use telegram with proxies and VPNs.
minus-squareijeff@lemdro.idOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 年前Do folks have access to Signal? It’s too bad it doesn’t support E2E SMS encryption anymore like it did as TextSecure. I think there are forks though.
minus-squaremFat@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 年前Nobody uses it. It’s completely blocked and has much less features compared to Telegram.
Is it particularly popular there? What do folks use for messaging?
Yes, it saw a surge in popularity after last year’s protests as the government blocked Whatsapp. Telegram had already been blocked. For messaging most people still use telegram with proxies and VPNs.
Do folks have access to Signal? It’s too bad it doesn’t support E2E SMS encryption anymore like it did as TextSecure. I think there are forks though.
Nobody uses it. It’s completely blocked and has much less features compared to Telegram.
Interesting. Thanks for the insight!
Of course!