Flee from Meta

Posted Jan 29, 2025 0:06 UTC (Wed) by mathstuf (subscriber, #69389)
In reply to: Flee from Meta by paulj
Parent article: Linux-related discussion as a cybersecurity threat

I get individual spam on Telegram (mostly since using a Google Voice number for it…I wonder where the leak is…). WhatsApp is *far* more spammy and "hey, we added you to a cryptocurrency pig butchering^W^Winvestment group". I just lurk and report them until somebody wakes up and does something about it.

Flee from Meta

Posted Feb 1, 2025 22:06 UTC (Sat) by mrugiero (guest, #153040) [Link] (1 responses)

Is this that common when you use it with known people only? I used to only use Telegram for personal use and didn't have that problem. Then I had to join groups related to crypto for $DAYJOB reasons and became flooded by scammers. I believe there is a correlation there, but maybe it's coincidence and the spam got worse just about the time I started using it for those groups?

Flee from Meta

Posted Feb 1, 2025 23:02 UTC (Sat) by mathstuf (subscriber, #69389) [Link]

I hadn't added a contact on Telegram for years prior (I had since joined a group, but the spam started before that). As for WhatsApp, I refuse to let it access my contacts, so I can't actually join any group or initiate a chat because that is locked behind a "use your contacts" workflow.