> [...] telegram possessed a lot of content on their servers that they had been made aware was illegal and didn't cooperate. Do we know this for sure? What are

> [...] telegram possessed a lot of content on their servers that they had been made aware was illegal and didn't cooperate. Do we know this for sure? What are the sources? If that were true — then it surely would be less surprising, and even expected, but I would argue it's still bad: first because encryption would lead to the same result (as you point out) and second because what's illegal is often a matter of perspective: Telegram had content that was illegal in Russia, and didn't collaborate.