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.
If you don't want the badge it could be optional. Luckily Telegram WILL NOT REMOVE IT.
Дима Суздалев
Seriously thinking about cancelling my subscription until this is implemented. Do not like being explicitly marked.
Daniel
It should be totally optional, an opt-in it would be the best choice, but will do with an opt-out option
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Pavlik
I'll not renew my subscription until I have an option to hide this badge.
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Yes we need it, my dad can complain why am I spending money on this type of nonsense, but I need premium for some real reasons.
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This is needed, I don't want to become an ad for Telegram
Mike
Came here now that v9 shows the badge everywhere. It was fine on my profile, but announcing it everywhere doesn't work for me. I'd really like a toggle switch for this.
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