I plan to subscribe to Telegram Premium, because I value the service Telegram provides and would like to directly contribute to its continued existence. However, in the communities that I'm part of, lots of people don't have the disposable income required to pay monthly for a chat app. I don't want to contribute to the creation of another wealth-based status symbol in my communities, which the "I pay for Telegram" icon might be.
Could the Premium star icon be removed, or at least off-by-default with an option for users to toggle it on if they want?
Other social platforms with user monetization features do not tell other people when you pay for the platform. For example, nobody can tell if you pay for Twitter Blue or YouTube Red. I think Telegram would do well to follow their lead.
I've already received harassment for having the badge on my profile. I'm happy to support telegram's development, but I don't want people to assume I'm "flexing" it as a status symbol. Please allow me to hide the badge!
Nikou
Please, make a button to hide premium badge, i just want to support telegram team.
Nikolai Melkov
After connecting to the premium, fake users began to write often.
Agreed. I will likely cancel my subscription if this does not become an option very soon.
🏳️🌈KittyChance
Not having the option to remove the badge from your own profile is a direct breach of privacy and security and is the single reason I refuse to subscribe to Telegram Premium at this time.
Celestial Aurora
Elena Shishkina
Agree. Not being able to remove the badge is the only thing stopping me from subscribing. Fortunately, I realized in time that this was impossible to do.
nuClide
Agree. Should be option to disable premium badge, I just want to give telegram some money and don't want anyone to know it
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Fe Ze
yeah, going to cancel the subscription due to this trap
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of privacy and security and is the single reason I refuse to subscribe
to Telegram Premium at this time.