https://soatok.blog/2024/05/14/its-time-for-furries-to-stop-using-telegram/
Edit: Oh yeah, DON'T USE SIGNAL. Use Matrix instead, offers the benefits of signal without the drawbacks of lack of sync and phone number requirements and is decentralized. The fact that everyone is going gaga for signal as "the BEST messaging app" should be a big red flag in and of itself, because hype trains like this aren't organic, just saying.
I guess Telegram is better than Facebook Messenger but I’m not sure what else it had going for it.
Lax moderation policies allowing for many groups to do what they want without getting banned (for a while anyway).
Stickers.
A lot of Stickers.