[retornam]

Telegram is a haven for scammers and malware authors, who frequently use it as a command and control channel. These scammers and malware authors can now seamlessly integrate Grok into their tools.

Congrats everyone.

[northzen]

Still better and more feature rich than WA.

[retornam]

Indeed, it is undoubtedly advantageous for scammers and malware authors.

[drivingmenuts]

What is the alternative? Discord is just a PITA to use. I need to suggest something to a group of people that have been meeting online since 2007 (it's a small group with widely varying technical abilities/time).

[cheema33]

> What is the alternative?

WhatsApp is better even if you don't like Zuckerberg. I may not trust Zuck, but I trust a Russian dude and Musk a lot less.

[arresin]

Whatsapp and signal may even be more pearl clutchable as they have end to end encryption and in signal’s case I believe it’s audited.

[retornam]

It is worth noting that WhatsApp Trust and Safety team is more effective in removing and blocking large-scale scam operations compared to Telegram.

For instance, Telegram’s founder was recently arrested in France for failing to adequately remove malware, scam, and CSAM from the platform. It was only after his arrest that Telegram began to take moderation seriously, although their efforts remain woefully inadequate.

[transcriptase]

Wait until you find out about IRC!

[retornam]

When was the last time you ran into an IRC CnC server?