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.
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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yeah, going to cancel the subscription due to this trap
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