> I keep seeing these dire warnings whenever Telegram is mentioned, and I don't understand the hate. The hate stems from two main sources: 1. They're claiming

> I keep seeing these dire warnings whenever Telegram is mentioned, and I don't understand the hate. The hate stems from two main sources: 1. They're claiming to be secure in a very flamboyant (even arrogant) manner by challenging the world's cryptographers to break their protocol, but the contest is structured to be unwinnable regardless of how shitty their crypto actually is. 2. Telegram spends less time improving their crypto (which is full of WTFs) and instead markets themselves to people who aren't technical enough to figure out how shitty it really is. Seriously, avoid Telegram. If you want Signal to work on more platforms, send a check to Open Whisper Systems and help them build up their team to cover more area.