Am I the only one who senses a huge bias in this article? Arab writing, citing Russians, telling "law-abiding" citizens not to download. Everything seems to be designed to scare away the "good American people".

Also...yes, you can transfer files over IMs. Yes, having good encryption protects everyone. Duh, where is the news? Maybe that's part of why the article feels extremely sensationalist to me.

EDIT: > "It's actually a challenge to use Telegram and not run into these sketchy groups."

Well, it's a challenge to use ANY messaging and not run into sketchy stuff. Just take a look at your Facebook or Twitter or Instagram or whatever timeline...