So, Telegram has launched horrible ads that look a lot like spam to me. At least in my channels it’s typically some crypto bullshit. So, I wonder if people know about alternatives to the subscription service for blocking them? Sadly, Forkgram won’t offer that option and it doesn’t seem to be allowed. However, I wonder if there are still forks out there which block the ads? Or do people know of alternative options?

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    4 months ago

    The problem with Signal is that the UX isn’t up to par aesthetically and the problem with SimpleX is that the UX is overly complicated. People want a great chat app first and foremost, privacy is an afterthought.

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      4 months ago

      What about Signal’s UI isn’t up to par aesthetically?

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        4 months ago

        Same question. I checked out Signal not a long time ago and it was really good looking. The only thing regular users may not like is the encryption key verification thing but it’s not really a UI issue.

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          4 months ago

          Definitely a UI issue because it is not clear what the user is supposed to do according to the UI.

          Should I be sitting physically next to the person to confirm? Read out the gazillion character code to them over a regular phone call?

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          4 months ago

          Set the navigation bar size to compact and this looks much better.

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      4 months ago

      Many people use TG specifically because it has unlimited cloud storage. Signal doesn’t offer this (don’t know about SimpleX).