Pretty much.

Always has been

Very.

Not at all. Go for it

Signal >

Best and least censored of the corporate messaging apps. "People buy and sell drugs on it" level of uncensored.

But Telegram haven't been banned like LavaBit was, so they ARE complying with government demands at least sometimes.

I use it for family and semi-clueless normie friends.

It's not a messanging app, it's a Social Media app. Each channel is kind of like a live subreddit.

Using it as a messenger is retarded.