oh damn, this will get a lot of downvotes π.
I swear I just wanted to inform you guys.
this post was submitted on 28 May 2025
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Thanks for letting us know to delete Telegram!
ahaha, no problem!
Maybe it's the emojiis. It's hard to tell if they're sarcastic or the author genuinely thinks β€οΈππ
The announcement is from Pavel Durov, the Telegram owner. I've been following his telegram channel for a while, and I can confirm that he loves emojis πππ
we will receive $300M in cash and equity from xAI
Wait, Elon is paying Telegram to use Grok? Probably why I'm not a multi billionaire but paying people to use your service sounds like a weird business model.
we will receive $300M in cash and equity from xAI, plus 50% of the revenue from xAI subscriptions sold via Telegram
Maybe the revenue from xAI subscriptions turns this into a profit. Telegram has a lot of active users.
Yeah, but are the subscriptions profitable? OpenAI is losing money on subscriptions: https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/05/openai-is-losing-money-on-its-pricey-chatgpt-pro-plan-ceo-sam-altman-says/
Good point, didn't think of that.
Paying to get access to data and eyeballs. Social media is about mass surveillance and influence. The customers pay the service for access to the stupid people. Always have.
I will up vote, not because I like it, but because more upvotes means it'll get on the "hot" list which will mean more people will see it and be disgusted by it, like myself.
Yes, this was my main goal. I thought the post was gonna get more upvotes since this might change people's opinions on telegram.
I understood your goal. Many people see the votes as expressing their opinion, and I don't fault them for that, but it does make for less reach when it's not understood as an engagement/reach tool
Ah, Telegram gets paid 300 million dollars for this action. Understandable.
It seems I'll be switching to Signal...I guess
I was about 80% successful switching to Signal from Telegram. So worthwhile.
Signal has no cool channels, or I don't know how to find them.
I know an app that I will never use now.
Iβm glad we found another place to stuff AI into.
What the fuck is with the emojis? Was this written by a preteen?
Probably by AI. AI loves random emoji
Russian Spyware now with built in support for fascism. Fucking garbage
Anything to do with Musk is toxic.
Going by the reputation of both user bases this must be a match made in heaven. Or should I say hell?
Not really...I am using it exclusively for notifications because email integration was too annoying.
Looks like I'm still not using telegram then.
Anthrax will integrate HIV into the mix.
Haha, that's a cheap sellout before committing suicide for an app. Show us where your loyalty is.