I tried to report them, but moderators don't seem to be too quick. It literally takes half minute to find a hundred of channels that sell drugs (their names often contain standart words, like 'club' and 'shop'). So what does it mean? LOTS OF DRUGS AND CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. It positions itself as a 'safe and secure' messenger: everything is reliably encrypted. Read the app's privacy policy to find out more about the types of information collected and shared. As such, it's really only appropriate for older teens to use to communicate with family and trusted friends. How much questionable content is available through the app is entirely up to users and their contacts, though the open-source nature of the platform means anyone can create stickers, bots, and plug-ins, many of which feature decidedly adult content. Setting up a username allows other users to find you, but a username isn't required. After six months without use, accounts also self-destruct. As with Snapchat, private-messaging sessions can be created between users with preset self-destruct timers secret messages aren't stored on the app's servers. The software is open-source as well, so savvy users can see exactly how information is collected, stored, transmitted, and secured.

Parents need to know that Telegram Messenger lets users send text messages, stickers, images, videos, and other files to one or many people for free, all using encryption to keep one-to-one messages secure and private, though some security experts question the quality of the encryption.

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