Reasons to value functionality and a user-privacy philosophy over popularity
WhatsApp, 2009. I distinctly remember a nerdy excitement in being able to send messages from my iPhone to an Android or Blackberry over 3G without a 20c SMS charge. I convinced friends into WhatsApp far before it was the default messaging app of choice.
Since 2013, with a resurgence in 2021 with the announcement of WhatsApp’s latest user-terms which basically force users’ data sharing with the wider Facebook group of companies, Telegram has stolen the show with (almost) everything except user base. …
Ryan Zahrai
SYD based commercial lawyer and MBA wishing he got into tech earlier. Best described as “politely intense”. Proud father of two and husband of one.
