i really like the telegram feature which doesn't need to backup and you can subscribe to premium version and if the person is not on your contact list, they can't even message or contact you.

So cool...

My current whatsapp has over 20GB media to be backup up

so it has taken up my google drive space for 20gb liao.

might be blessing in disguise. since fami wanna force us to use digitalid and they want the social media to do the ekyc as well, telegram is the way to go

hopefully telegram will overtake WA

As far as i know, they wont be notified. But once they opened previous chat with u, there is a notice on the screen...

It's good for ekyc all the social media cuz too many fake accounts especially facebook

Honestly I don't think it's really about protecting minors,that’s just the excuse they’re using.remember when Edisi Siasat Telegram got shut down a few months back?

It's more about control and surveillance than anything else.

and how is the government even going to enforce this properly when they don’t own any of these foreign platforms?these companies are half hearted at best.I’ve reported questionable vape juice sellers on FB Marketplace so many times, nothing ever happens.

This post has been edited by JimbeamofNRT: Oct 18 2025, 08:07 AM

You will have option to notify your contacts or not.
I just changed number last month.

ya, I did see this notice screen on existing chat. Anyway that the existing chat users won't know this (not contacts - as I have removed all contacts)

Frankly i dont think it will be implement on social media, they only talk but nothing can be done, just come and go stuff

As you mentioned they don't own any ot the platforms, so just wait and see how it goes later 😀

Gotta see how Australia handle it in few months time

Tech giants Google, YouTube and Microsoft have warned the Australian government that proposed legislation to ban under-16s from social media may not work effectively. The companies told a Senate estimates hearing that the ban would be extremely difficult to enforce and would not fulfil its promise of making children safer online. Officials from Meta, Snapchat and TikTok did not appear at the inquiry.





This post has been edited by JimbeamofNRT: Oct 18 2025, 06:34 PM

Parents the one needs to observe their kids, if they know how to teach their kids using social media correctly, shouldn't be a problem, preventing them not the solution

I thought WhatsApp is tied to fon number. How TS gonna do what he described?

That's what i tought, tied with the particular number, use different number means new account 🤔

WhatsApp mobile & WhatsApp PC are both tied to fon number. If change number means becoming new account dy. There's no other ways

Yes, agreed with you, thats how whatsapp works from the beginning 😊👍

I get confused a bit reading TS questions. It's impossible to do what he requests right?