@joebrochin From a cybersecurity perspective, I would treat Telegram like any other social media platform. There is little in the way of verifying to whom you are communicating with, if they see the message (non-repudiation), or that the data you send is private in any reasonable way. It is essentially an electronic bulletin board. It can be hacked, spoofed, and manipulated by those with malicious intent (just like other online social networks). I recommend you only share what you would want to be public (even when using direct messages).
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Appreciate the response. THe question was more for expanding on the post than for me. Thought I'd get it from the experts.
Any recommendations for a Telegram 'like' application where confidentiality and integrity exists?
That is tough, as Telegram basically fills the niche of an online open bulletin-board. Its very nature is to communicate without major barriers of identification, verification, or robust security of confidentiality/integrity. If you are looking to communicate confidentiality, then you need to switch to something different.
Any recommendations from a cyber security expert like yourself?
I like:
Proton Mail for a privacy email
DuckDuckGo for a privacy search engine
Signal for an instant messenger
Take a look here for a good list of many privacy tools: https://www.deepwebsiteslinks.com/best-privacy-tools/