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When is it going to gain end-to-end encryption?

It’s had it as an option since the start. You just start a secret chat. It’s an incredibly stupid argument that being able to start a regular chat with more features is a bad thing. If you need encryption, you have that option.

This is Telegram, founded by the same guy that started VKontakte - the social network controlled by the Russian state.

He actually fled Russia in 2014 after refusing government requests to hand in info on protesters. I’m Ukrainian, I trust Telegram and use it daily.

If you care about privacy, use Signal and not Telegram. There are many issues with Telegram and how it's handling its security and privacy.

I love telegram, it is one of the few platforms where freedom of speech is still possible.

It’s had it as an option since the start. You just start a secret chat. It’s an incredibly stupid argument that being able to start a regular chat with more features is a bad thing. If you need encryption, you have that option.

Imo e2ee should be the default, not the option. Most people won't change default settings. Having it optional means the developer consciously knows that most people won't know/use it.

You turn it on, it’s not that hard.

By default.

By default.

Your point? If you don’t like it, don’t use it. Every single time there is a post about Telegram, people come out bUt It’S nOt EnCrYpTeD bY dEFaLt…. We know, this horse has been beaten for years. we get it, we aren’t asking you to use it.

This is Telegram, founded by the same guy that started VKontakte - the social network controlled by the Russian state.

So? He’s Russian so he’s bad? Do a little research. As others said, he left Russia in 2014 because he refused to give up info. You can read more here ('https://t.me/durov/179')

If you follow my posts, you know that on my Mom's side ('https://t.me/durov/156'), I trace my family line from Kyiv. Her maiden name is Ukrainian (Ivanenko), and to this day we have many relatives living in Ukraine. That's why this tragic conflict is personal both to me and Telegram ('https://t.me/telegram/169').

Some people wondered if Telegram is somehow less secure for Ukrainians, because I once lived in Russia. Let me tell these people how my career in Russia ended.

Nine years ago I was the CEO of VK, which was the largest social network in Russia and Ukraine. In 2013, the Russian security agency, FSB, demanded ('https://m.vk.com/wall1_45621')that I provide them the private data of the Ukrainian users of VK who were protesting against a pro-Russian President.

I refused to comply with these demands, because it would have meant a betrayal of our Ukrainian users. After that, I was fired from the company I founded and was forced to leave Russia.

I lost my company and my home, but would do it again – without hesitation. I smile with pride when I read my VK post ('https://m.vk.com/wall1_45621') from April 2014, which shows the scanned orders from the FSB and my trademark response to them – a dog in a hoodie.

When I defied their demands, the stakes were high for me personally. I was still living in Russia, and my team and my old company were also based in that country.

Many years have passed since then. Many things changed: I no longer live in Russia, no longer have any companies or employees there. But one thing remains the same – I stand for our users no matter what. Their right to privacy is sacred. Now – more than ever.