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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

There are two realistic alternatives with hundreds of millions of users. Whatsapp has a closed source client, Telegram has an open source one. The choice for me is easy.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That sounds like a false dichotomy and I'm not sure why you even think the number of users is relevant. Why not choose something fully open source?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because there is no alternative that is on my friends phone.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That sounds like a solvable problem.