I’m not in part of the world where telegram is more commonplace but from an outside prospective I’ve always kind of held the opinion it’s more for fringe groups and users who have reasons to hide their conversations. Thinking back that may be largely due to the lack of moderation and it being mentioned in the same sentence as some illegal activities. I can’t say whether any of this is true but my uninformed opinion is built upon its association with other unsavory parts of the internet, real or not.

Edit a week later: case in point https://www.propublica.org/article/telegram-pavel-durov-arrest-domestic-terrorism-extremism

Sounds like they have a nazi bar problem, and their actions welcome it. No thanks.