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Telegram does not sell user data to advertise to its clients, and only stores the data needed to moderate and keep its messaging client "secure and feature-rich"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Telegram Privacy Policy |url=https://telegram.org/privacy/eu?setln=en |url-status=live |access-date=23 Aug 2025 |website=Telegram Privacy Policy}}</ref>.

~~The~~ messages ~~shared are not end to end encrypted~~, ~~unless they are [~~https://core.telegram.org/~~blackberry~~/secretchats Secret Chats] (not enabled by default) and these are not stored in their servers. Normal messages are not end to end encrypted, being instead encrypted from the user's device to the servers (client-~~server encryption). The latter are stored in~~ Telegram~~'s servers and can be shared with authorities, governments and~~/~~or accessed by anyone with potential access to the servers. This allows the messaging client to be accessed in multiple platforms on the same account.~~

Telegram has official clients for most major platforms: iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Linux and web browsers. Telegram also officially allows custom clients, with some restrictions, mostly related to normal functioning of its official features (sponsored messages, online status visibility, self-destructing content).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Telegram API Terms of Service |url=https://core.telegram.org/api/terms |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=Telegram}}</ref>

~~This message client is cross-platform, and available~~ in ~~a vast amount of platforms, such as iOS, Android, Windows, macOS~~ and ~~Linux, as well as being~~ available as a web ~~client~~ and ~~other custom~~ clients.

Messages are only encrypted in transit between clients and servers by default. End-to-end encrypted chats are available as a distinct feature called "Secret Chats"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Telegram FAQ: So how do you encrypt data? |url=https://telegram.org/faq#q-so-how-do-you-encrypt-data |url-status=live |website=Telegram}}</ref> with reduced functionality (e. g. no message synchronization between devices) and limited platform support (e. g. it's not supported on desktop clients) compared to normal ("Cloud") chats.

===Business Model===

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 Telegram does not sell user data to advertise to its clients, and only stores the data needed to moderate and keep its messaging client "secure and feature-rich"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Telegram Privacy Policy |url=https://telegram.org/privacy/eu?setln=en |url-status=live |access-date=23 Aug 2025 |website=Telegram Privacy Policy}}</ref>.
-The messages shared are not end to end encrypted, unless they are [https://core.telegram.org/blackberry/secretchats Secret Chats] (not enabled by default) and these are not stored in their servers. Normal messages are not end to end encrypted, being instead encrypted from the user's device to the servers (client-server encryption). The latter are stored in Telegram's servers and can be shared with authorities, governments and/or accessed by anyone with potential access to the servers. This allows the messaging client to be accessed in multiple platforms on the same account.
+Telegram has official clients for most major platforms: iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Linux and web browsers. Telegram also officially allows custom clients, with some restrictions, mostly related to normal functioning of its official features (sponsored messages, online status visibility, self-destructing content).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Telegram API Terms of Service |url=https://core.telegram.org/api/terms |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=Telegram}}</ref>
-This message client is cross-platform, and available in a vast amount of platforms, such as iOS, Android, Windows, macOS and Linux, as well as being available as a web client and other custom clients.
+Messages are only encrypted in transit between clients and servers by default. End-to-end encrypted chats are available as a distinct feature called "Secret Chats"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Telegram FAQ: So how do you encrypt data? |url=https://telegram.org/faq#q-so-how-do-you-encrypt-data |url-status=live |website=Telegram}}</ref> with reduced functionality (e. g. no message synchronization between devices) and limited platform support (e. g. it's not supported on desktop clients) compared to normal ("Cloud") chats.
 ===Business Model===