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It has end to end encryption though, so could you clarify why you think that it's not private?
I'm not saying it can't be private, but defaults matter and by default every message sent on Telegram (unless you opt into a "secure chat") is viewable by anyone with access to Telegrams infrastructure and you have no way to know your message history has been compromised.
In contrast, everything within Signal is completely private and end-to-end encrypted with no compromises. Your groups, group names, profile pictures, stickers, reaction, voice/video message etc are all private without anyone having to make do anything. Privacy is enforced, not an option.
Telegram does have secure chats, but - either intentionally or not - they have made them incredibly inconvenient to use as they are not enabled by default, don't work in group chats, and don't sync across your own devices.
So yes, Telegram is private, just as private as a PGP encrypted email.