From what understand GCC supports more architectures than LLVM.

Also having alternatives is always nice.

We actually don’t know what WhatsApp is doing. It’s a closed source app, so there is nothing preventing Facebook from getting your keys and reading your chats. It just takes one national security letter to force them.

Telegram wins because it’s usable by non-techies. And has open source clients. And has a decent Linux client. It’s preferable to chatting over Instagram.

Of course it does. It just doesn’t have E2E encryption by default (you can turn it on with secret chats). If the alternative is messaging on Instagram, Facebook Messenger or WhatzApp, then Telegram is superiour.

I don’t think Signal is much easier than Matrix. This is why I’m so excited about Telegram. Telegram’s an easy to use and feature rich chat app that also has open source clients and decent Linux support. It’s great for using with non-techie friends. Matrix is great for using with techie friends. Signal is somewhere in between, and doesn’t really fullfill either role.