I started to setup Telegram notifications, and instructions say to first send a message to @BotFather. First of all, I know nothing about how Telegram works, but I am also deeply concerned about interacting with unknown entities. I really would rather not do this but, ok, the instructions say I have to do it…
My suspicions were confirmed when this list came up:
None of these match the name I am supposed to match, and all of them look like they could be impersonators. I will not be proceeding further until someone here can steer me in the right direction.
It would also be comforting if someone can explain how @BotFather, or anyone else, will not somehow be accessing my notifications in the future.