ijeffMA to AndroidEnglish · edit-22 years agoGoogle reminds us that Google Chat can be used with friends and family9to5google.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
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minus-squaremFatlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoIn Iran everybody is using Google Meet for video calls and everyone is wondering why it doesn’t have messaging support!
minus-squareijeffOPMAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoIs it particularly popular there? What do folks use for messaging?
minus-squaremFatlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 years agoYes, it saw a surge in popularity after last year’s protests as the government blocked Whatsapp. Telegram had already been blocked. For messaging most people still use telegram with proxies and VPNs.
minus-squareijeffOPMAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoDo folks have access to Signal? It’s too bad it doesn’t support E2E SMS encryption anymore like it did as TextSecure. I think there are forks though.
minus-squaremFatlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoNobody uses it. It’s completely blocked and has much less features compared to Telegram.
In Iran everybody is using Google Meet for video calls and everyone is wondering why it doesn’t have messaging support!
Is it particularly popular there? What do folks use for messaging?
Yes, it saw a surge in popularity after last year’s protests as the government blocked Whatsapp. Telegram had already been blocked. For messaging most people still use telegram with proxies and VPNs.
Do folks have access to Signal? It’s too bad it doesn’t support E2E SMS encryption anymore like it did as TextSecure. I think there are forks though.
Nobody uses it. It’s completely blocked and has much less features compared to Telegram.
Interesting. Thanks for the insight!
Of course!