> There are so many encrypted messaging apps now but none has the feature-parity and convenience of Telegram. Perhaps because Telegram's servers store and have

> There are so many encrypted messaging apps now but none has the feature-parity and convenience of Telegram. Perhaps because Telegram's servers store and have access to the entire message history (except for secret chats, that are very limited in features compared with both Signal and WhatsApp), and this really helps a lot when synchronizing among devices and managing groups -- all at cost of security and privacy. They also can selectively remove groups, and recently did it, so there is not a theoretical problem anymore. Remember: they have all the information and can use it for anything once they turn evil (I call it "being bitten by a radioactive Zuckerberg").