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Telegram is involved with the shadier end of the crypto market, and for a market that's shady enough as it is without needing a shadier part, it's pretty damn dark in there.
Also https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2024/08/25/telegram-is-not-really-an-encrypted-messaging-app/
It isn't even viable for their uses. They should consider ~~moving~~ upgrading to Matrix or Signal.
I am absolutely on your side regarding telegram. I was talking about the tool highlighted here.
I was about like... "Am I on Lemmy?"