Telegram banned in India till June 22, any alternative for notifier?

[Bitcoin Smith]

Banning telegram isn't the solution for this problem but I am not surprised if they even think about the complete ban, stupid but very much possible. Eventually they have to ban every messaging app and develop an app that is completely controlled by Indian government.

Anyway, here is the alternative if that happens - BitList.co - Bitcointalk Notification BOT [SimpleX], just same as telegram but even more privacy focused while being less popular so government might not even consider banning it.

[pawanjain]

Banning telegram isn't the solution for this problem but I am not surprised if they even think about the complete ban, stupid but very much possible. Eventually they have to ban every messaging app and develop an app that is completely controlled by Indian government.

Anyway, here is the alternative if that happens - BitList.co - Bitcointalk Notification BOT [SimpleX], just same as telegram but even more privacy focused while being less popular so government might not even consider banning it.

Banning telegram is still fine but developing a messaging app controlled by the government ?
Lol, even if the government will consider creating such an app, why would anybody even install that app ?
It's not like the government can force us to install the app, afterall its just used for messaging.

[TheUltraElite]

I could still use telegram using a VPN, it just sucks that you have to use another app to start an instant messenger. Using Tor based applications will become more common every time the Indian government issues some idiotic ban on stuff that they dont understand.

The app is back and working for now. But I think in future government is going to push its own messaging apps.

[Bitcoin Smith]

Banning telegram isn't the solution for this problem but I am not surprised if they even think about the complete ban, stupid but very much possible. Eventually they have to ban every messaging app and develop an app that is completely controlled by Indian government.

Anyway, here is the alternative if that happens - BitList.co - Bitcointalk Notification BOT [SimpleX], just same as telegram but even more privacy focused while being less popular so government might not even consider banning it.

Banning telegram is still fine but developing a messaging app controlled by the government ?
Lol, even if the government will consider creating such an app, why would anybody even install that app ?
It's not like the government can force us to install the app, afterall its just used for messaging.

If there is no app left to use then we have to install whatever the app that is available, just same as China but they are far better in their innovation and even the censorship which may never be possible with a democracy like India. But they successfully banned TikTok, which was so popular at that time and it still remaing banned so it is possible though.

[pawanjain]

I could still use telegram using a VPN, it just sucks that you have to use another app to start an instant messenger. Using Tor based applications will become more common every time the Indian government issues some idiotic ban on stuff that they dont understand.

The app is back and working for now. But I think in future government is going to push its own messaging apps.

It doesn't make any sense to install government controlled messaging apps though.
Besides that, we already have whatsapp for messaging. The reason government banned Telegram was for file sharing.
The government should understand that file sharing is not limited to Telegram. There are literally hundreds of alternative to that.
Banning is not a solution and they are just making a joke out of themselves with that.

[weallbitcoiners]

I could still use telegram using a VPN, it just sucks that you have to use another app to start an instant messenger. Using Tor based applications will become more common every time the Indian government issues some idiotic ban on stuff that they dont understand.

The app is back and working for now. But I think in future government is going to push its own messaging apps.

It doesn't make any sense to install government controlled messaging apps though.
Besides that, we already have whatsapp for messaging. The reason government banned Telegram was for file sharing.
The government should understand that file sharing is not limited to Telegram. There are literally hundreds of alternative to that.
Banning is not a solution and they are just making a joke out of themselves with that.

When politics is controlled by people who do not have ethics and education, they always make jokes that give them good popularity because they always want to have highlights on social media and on other media things.
I agreed to too many alternatives for sharing, and it's never been easy for the government to control them. They needed to have a better approach to their own system and things for having better results, but they never did this, which always made things worse for all stakeholders.

[Cointikka]

When politics is controlled by people who do not have ethics and education, they always make jokes that give them good popularity because they always want to have highlights on social media and on other media things.
I agreed to too many alternatives for sharing, and it's never been easy for the government to control them. They needed to have a better approach to their own system and things for having better results, but they never did this, which always made things worse for all stakeholders.

Bureaucrats run this country, not politicians. They just hold their post and sign documents, make decisions based on whatever has been fed to them by the bureaucratic infrastructure. A few can be excluded from it, but most of them are busy listening to them.

Got some news from right-wing social media that there is a reshuffle that is going to happen at the central ministry level. Nirmala is going to be moved out of the finance ministry, and most probably, the RBI's former chairman, Shaktikanta Das, will be taking over the finance ministry. He is the one who wanted to ban Bitcoin and crypto in India. I guess something big and disturbing is going to happen in our domain.

[TheUltraElite]

It doesn't make any sense to install government controlled messaging apps though.

Not that we are using it but eventually they might force us to do so. But it is a long way to that road from now.

Besides that, we already have whatsapp for messaging.

But I prefer having an alternative to meta owned apps. Besides Ambani bro has a big stake in in Meta as well. We anyway have to use WA for our office related work and most friends and family.

The reason government banned Telegram was for file sharing.

File sharing is one thing that telegram is notorious since a long time. But this ban was related to the exam paper leak.

[henmark]

He is the one who wanted to ban Bitcoin and crypto in India. I guess something big and disturbing is going to happen in our domain.

I don't think they will illegalize Bitcoin, because they earn a juicy 30% tax from it and the government loves taxes.

Perhaps a more fitting move from them is going to force the taxes, since only a few are paying these taxes right now, given how easy it is to avoid them at the moment. I'd honestly stop trading if I were to pay 30% taxes on the profits because, ffs, who covers when I lose? It's like 30% on profits and no compensation on losses, makes no sense, unless the tax was on overall profit, which it is not.

Not that my opinion matters, but I'd say make the crypto taxes more sensible and people will happily pay them, and everyone benefits from it.

[pawanjain]

It doesn't make any sense to install government controlled messaging apps though.

Not that we are using it but eventually they might force us to do so. But it is a long way to that road from now.

Besides that, we already have whatsapp for messaging.

But I prefer having an alternative to meta owned apps. Besides Ambani bro has a big stake in in Meta as well. We anyway have to use WA for our office related work and most friends and family.

The reason government banned Telegram was for file sharing.

File sharing is one thing that telegram is notorious since a long time. But this ban was related to the exam paper leak.

Yes ofcourse, it was for paper leak only but the source of transfer was Telegram which is why the government banned it at first place.
People were sharing leaked paper files on Telegram. Lol, I am not sure why would people do that though.
There are encrypted apps like Signal which is an alternative to controlled messenger apps.