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Definitely host your own node! It’s trivial for a server admin to add a hidden bot to every chat and while it’s still E2EE, an unknown party could still have a copy and key to read it.
Really good talk from DEFCON 32 about the service “Anom” by Joseph Cox (sorry for the lack of a link, at lunch, on mobile and about to get back to work).
You also have the best shutters ever.