The messages are not end to end encrypted. There is a feature that can be enabled to create an end-to-end encrypted chat between strictly two users, but most p

The messages are not end to end encrypted. There is a feature that can be enabled to create an end-to-end encrypted chat between strictly two users, but most people do not actually use it. Telegram is largely a social network masquerading as a messaging app. There is a deep network of “channels” that interlink with each other to provide a community for users. None of that is encrypted.