> Technically telegram does have optional e2e but group chats weren’t supported last i checked. And aren't supported on desktop either, no body uses them, they

> Technically telegram does have optional e2e but group chats weren’t supported last i checked. And aren't supported on desktop either, no body uses them, they are severely limited on purpose. > Source on operational costs? Telegram saves everything you do on the platform, every message, every picture, every video, every file with no limit. They market it as a feature, on their twitter they often say you can use it as cloud storage. This absolutely costs more than WhatsApp or signal, which only use servers as relays. > Dont they have “telegram premium” thing to earn money now? Its a very recent thing, and it has a very minimal effect, and the previous years didn't just pay for themselves.