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Their wordsTelegram clearly fails to meet this stronger definition for a simple reason: it does not end-to-end encrypt conversations by default.
Our reading
Almost every one-to-one Telegram chat, and every group chat, is readable on Telegram’s own servers.
Their wordsThe practical impact is that the vast majority of one-on-one Telegram conversations — and literally every single group chat — are probably visible on Telegram’s servers, which can see and record the content of all messages sent between users.
Their wordsIndeed, it no longer feels amusing to see the Telegram organization urge people away from default-encrypted messengers, while refusing to implement essential features that would widely encrypt their own users’ messages.
Their wordsTo be honest though, it doesn’t matter how secure something is if people aren’t actually using it.