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I'm looking for a TOS-breaking telegram client that strips out all the premium shit (lemmy.kde.social)

submitted 9 months ago by tubbadu@lemmy.kde.social to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Hello fellow pirates! I'm tired of having all the telegram premium ads and antifeatures in the client and I'm looking for a client that removed them even if it's against the TOS. Any tips? I'd rather use an actual open source fork than a cracked version of the original

I'm looking for both Android and Desktop (Linux)

What I want is to remove the hateful ads in the channels and the "buy premium to unlock these emojis", and also to be able to arrange the folders in whatever order I like, without being forced to keep the "All messages" as first

thanks in advance!

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[–] BautAufWasEuchAufbaut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

But then the proprietary firmware is in the device. Why do you think it makes a difference if you load it at boot time?
It just restricts your options.

[–] Freesoftwareenjoyer@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I think it's important to have boundaries. If we keep our operating systems fully free, it will be harder for anyone to pressure us to add proprietary components to them. But if our OSes already contain non-free components, it's not that hard to add more. We not only want freedom, we also want to keep it.

It also needs to be clear for the people in our community that our main goal is freedom and getting rid of proprietary software. Convenience is less important.

[–] BautAufWasEuchAufbaut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 9 months ago

It is not convenience, it's being able to use a device at all in some cases. In others, firmware (updates) contain vital security and stability fixes.
I agree that proprietary software should not exist. I just think that the way you advocate treating firmware harms that goal.