> The real reason to use telegram is that it's miles away the best messenging program out there. That, and it's not Facebook-owned, a company which has a very

> The real reason to use telegram is that it's miles away the best messenging program out there. That, and it's not Facebook-owned, a company which has a very detailed track record of lying and abusing private information. Telegram as a Messenger/WhatsApp replacement for the general public is solid gold, even if state security agencies were able to peek in it. It all depends on your threat model for a given information exchange you're going to have and who you consider to be your adversary.