GREED. Shame on Telegram: ads (commercials) have "finally" (damn!) appeared on Telegram, as well as a Pay Wall, too. Sad. Used to be a favorite messenger until this moment. Now it is just one of the many "me too" efforts just to be +1 "get rich quick scheme" for some scrupulous mogul. Alas, it is impossible to find a free platform that remains free, because either nobody is using it (so it is useless for you, as you cannot attract your family and friends over there), or it is used by millions, but then the provider of the platform cannot resist the temptation to "milk the cow"... and YOU ARE THAT COW.

Solutions? Well, there is one... chat in EMAIL, just using plain email with whatever client software you prefer (or used Delta Chat to have a chat-like interface for it), and for audio-visual conversations use mirotalk or briefing, the links for these latter two you can search for or I can tell you in private). Chance is, once these solutions get fat, too, they will also start trying to monetize them. Interesting, how people are so stupid that they do not understand that this life is NOT about money, power, or fame. None of this you can bring with you to the grave, all these are ephemeral, passing, shallow, without value or substance.

Focus on morals, love and care. Those are worth living for. Steer clear of these greedy people, life is short not to live it to the fullest. Peace