>Service runs its own server They mean it as "the service provider operates and runs all servers, and there are no cloud or hosting services (such as Amazon AW

>Service runs its own server They mean it as "the service provider operates and runs all servers, and there are no cloud or hosting services (such as Amazon AWS or Google Cloud) involved" I'm not sure if it's really an advantage or a weakness. Telegram runs both own and hosted servers, and also allows volunteers to host relaying proxies to circumvent censorship.