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		pmoriarty on May 7, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: WhatsApp will progressively kill features until us... One of my biggest problems with Telegram is that they demand your phone number before you can use the service. This is a problem with Signal as well. My phone number and my identity is none of their business.

theshrike79 on May 8, 2021 | [–]

At least Telegram doesn't show it to everyone you chat with like Signal does. That's enough for me.

greshario on May 8, 2021 | [–]

Yeah it's frustrating. WA also requires this, in fairness. It's very annoying though. I want a messenger app that's not owned by Facebook and doesn't require that I'm constantly glued to my phone to use it.

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