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[–] [email protected] 49 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

That's how encrypted messagers work. Anyone can use then for any purpose. It is actually very reassuring that it has become so popular. Just to be clear I am not endorsing Neo Nazis.

Also I like how Simplex Chat doesn't have user facing identifiers. (People can't DM you)

The only concern I have is the public group chats but because I don't use that feature it isn't a big deal for me personally.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

(People can’t DM you)

This is false. However, you must generate an "identifier / group / channel" for them and share that link out-of-band to them." Basically it means nobody can slide into your DMs unless you yourself consent to it and forge a connection with them to do so. It does offer a way to invite other users to chat; but the other user must consent as well...which makes it far safer usually.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

In other words, it's the same effect as when you make separate identities to share with different contacts on any messaging service. SimpleX has adopted that as the normal way to to operate.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago

They certainly make it easier to do so; by making it a switch you can toggle; which allows you to generate an identity; or choose not to and roll with the identity they've already seen.

[–] [email protected] 106 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Blaming a privacy respecting app for a minority group is lame af. That's how we lose all personal freedoms.

Tewowists & paedophiles.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 16 hours ago

Agreed.

Without concepts of privacy; things will soon fall into fascism.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

privacy respecting? telegram!

is that sarcasm or misinformation?

[–] [email protected] 38 points 18 hours ago

They are presumably referring to SimpleX. Although I don't actually see anyone blaming it for the existence of Nazis.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 16 hours ago

Telegram is not private

[–] [email protected] 9 points 14 hours ago

Clickbait....

[–] [email protected] 20 points 17 hours ago

It is weird that this is how we keep track of the police

[–] [email protected] 24 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

I have also seen Telegram groups dedicated to drug trade migrating to other platforms such as Signal.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 16 hours ago

Yeah all my human trafficking homies moved elsewhere /s

[–] ThePantser 11 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

And here I am over here just using telegram for it's easy to build bots and talking to my family. The bots are handy for many things.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I haven't looked into the bots in years, what are you doing with them?

[–] m4m4m4m4 4 points 11 hours ago

Not a seasoned programmer myself but I did one (with Telethon and Python) to remind everyone in my family about incoming medical appointments for my parents, due dates for public services and calculating how much everyone must pay or due dates for going for their medications

[–] [email protected] 0 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Interesting how you personally have seen groups dedicated to drug trade migrate to signal 🤔

[–] [email protected] 18 points 16 hours ago

Are drug users not allowed to use lemmy

[–] 9point6 14 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Are you implying there's something wrong with that?