[idaseing]

Lots of people here in Germany use Telegram for their purchases of substances (a serious crime here) because they consider it safe. If there's a danger of Telegram sharing their data with the police, the app is no longer safe. If it it's no longer safe for one thing, people won't use it for anything.

[wruza]

for their purchases of substances

Purchases are where the sales at. Strange that these sellers aren’t using more secure messengers.

I believe that illegal activity is a good litmus test for a messenger, much better than forum theories or headlines. If for some reason drug dealers stay away from particular apps, so should you.

[lausbub]

Source? I use Telegram as a normal messenger because it has a good UI.

[xii23]

Anecdotally, I live in Germany and use it for that almost exclusively, and know a couple of coworkers who also use Telegram like this.