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>If you want people to switch, recommend Telegram.

Why would people switch from always-end-to-end encrypted group chats to never-end-to-end encrypted group chats?

Because they don't even know what e2e encryption is.

Yes. Let's switch to an app with Russian connections that has actively refused to implement E2EE for over a decade now.

Russian connections is FUD and Telegram has E2EE encryption, but not by default.

Said E2EE is mobile only and completely unavailable in group chats

You are moving the goal post. But you're right: Signal's E2EE is miles better than telegram's. I was just trying to point out my experience in getting people to switch, most of the time they have different prioirities.

My circle switched to Signal because we are concerned about tech bros and a fascist America.

Boosting Russia is not the solution.

Telegram is not Russian. In fact Putin hates Pavel Durov.