My Telegram account has been activated with no KYC number, so there is a little hassle with that never-used telephone number, which could be tied to a dead Georgian shepherd (this image is not mine, I guess I recycled from an old Telegram chat).
As I said, I also use Simplex, which I like more, but it's all crickets and tumbleweeds there.

As I already said, my experience with this community has always been positive. So, not much harm is being done here!