Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is held in France, he’s not allowed to leave the country, the allegations are that Telegram enabled criminal activities on its platform. He seems to authentically support freedom of speech and want to protect privacy. That’s why I don’t understand why Telegram by default is NOT encrypted.

The other important learning is: if you are running a censorship resistant platform then stay anonymous. That’s why protecting Satoshi Nakamoto‘s real identity is crucial.