This issue is sadly all just identity politics. Telegram is frequently associated with fringe groups, conspiracy theorists, anti-vaxxers, and "the right". Signa

This issue is sadly all just identity politics. Telegram is frequently associated with fringe groups, conspiracy theorists, anti-vaxxers, and "the right". Signal is pushed by the sort of lefty-liberals who quit Twitter, by journalists, and more associated with the mainstream media. This is not to group everyone, I realise there are communities that cross that divide, and this is no judgement of people using either. But I think this divide will continue as the political trends continue. Both sides believe they are right, both more than they perhaps should given the evidence. That said, I'll stick with the one the cryptography/security nerds are using, not the one they think is a honeypot.