Unencrypted by default, dubious e2e encryption, proprietary backend, based in Russia and later Saudi Arabia (if I'm not mistaken), which aren't really known for their good stance on privacy.
It's featureful, so it's fine if you don't really care for the privacy of the conversations you're having in there, otherwise you have way better applications/protocols out there

[–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

I'm pretty sure it's used exclusively by flat earthers and antivaxxers

[–] neumast@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Everytime one of my phone contacts signs up to telegram, they are either tech guys/girls or conspiracy theorists.

[–] NENathaniel@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Yea people here aren’t a big fan of Telegram sometimes but it’s still much more privacy oriented than most main-stream messengers, and it’s just a very well-made app

It’s fast, supports uncompressed file sending, can log in on multiple phones at once, has cute stickers, customizable appearance, etc