You're not wrong either. Of course, for all their signalling (pun not intended), it's not like Telegram fares much better on that front so you're probably right

You're not wrong either. Of course, for all their signalling (pun not intended), it's not like Telegram fares much better on that front so you're probably right that security/privacy aren't the first priority. Creature comforts like group chats/stickers/GIFs, VOIP etc from the same app might be more compelling.