When you see your neighbor’s beard cut, soak yours. When you see the CEO of your messaging app arrested, prepare the escape pod, just in case. Pavel Dúrov, CEO and founder of Telegram, was arrested in France on the occasion of the Moderation of illegal content on Telegramwhich in the long run could jeopardize the continuity of the application. The good news is that there are many alternatives.
Pavel Dúrov was detained as part of the preliminary investigation for allegedly enabling a series of crimes on Telegram in not cooperating with the police and not having enough moderatorsaccording to French police sources consulted by Reuters. If this news has made you lose the desire to continue using Telegram, you can always opt for one of the excellent alternatives that exist today.
In WhatsApp, you can report specific users and messages
Telegram’s natural enemy is WhatsApp and it is also its main alternative. Although the two apps are different in their approach (Telegram is cloud-based and WhatsApp is not), the latest changes to WhatsApp, including the new multi-device mode, make it The two apps are more similar than ever: Telegram copies WhatsApp and WhatsApp copies Telegram, so it won’t be difficult for you to get started.
WhatsApp messages are end-to-end encrypted, but when you report an account the last five messages are sent to WhatsApp so that you can read them and take action such as account suspension if you violate the terms of use. WhatsApp complies with the legal procedures of each country in which it operates, thus providing its users’ information (such as IP address, last login or email) to law enforcement, following a court order.
Messenger
In Messenger, you can indicate exactly what the problem is with each message
Another alternative to Meta’s Telegram is Messenger, traditionally cloud-based (like Telegram)although in recent times it has moved towards end-to-end encrypted chats, like WhatsApp. Its full name is Facebook Messenger, and from “Facebook” it inherits comprehensive moderation and reporting options.
Facebook’s moderation team is one of the most well-known applications of this type. It is estimated that Facebook has about 15,000 moderators and it’s fair to say that they are very active, for better or worse. When you report a message, you can indicate exactly what the problem is, compared to other apps where you simply report it without further ado.
Complaints on Instagram are like complaints on Messenger (or Facebook)
Pretty much everything we mentioned earlier about Messenger applies to Instagram as well. After all, Meta has been unifying the Messenger and Instagram messaging experience for quite some time, so they are very similar.
With the arrival of channels on Instagram, the app is closer than ever to Telegram as an option to chat with your friends and keep up to date with updates from the pages you follow. Facebook’s moderation muscle is still there and also all reporting options.
Signal
Signal only allows us to report spam
We have an option outside of Meta in Signal, one of the most private messaging apps. Messages are end-to-end encryption
Signal This only allows us to report spamso any other illegal content you find in their messages. These reports are different from WhatsApp reports since the content of the messages is not included initially. When an account receives multiple reports, it must complete a CAPTCHA to continue using Signal.
Google Messages
Google Messages only allows us to report spam and share messages with Google
A somewhat specialized option is to use Google Messages RCS messages with your friends who also have RCS active. As an alternative to Telegram, it is somewhat insufficient, but it will help you if you want to chat with your friends and not much else. In addition, it has the advantage that You probably already have the app installed on your mobile.
Google Messages is only leaving us report messages as spam and not for any other reason. Of course, when reporting a message, “it is possible” that recent messages are shared with both Google and mobile operators.
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