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> Does this mean that according to EU, or France, E2E-encrypted platforms need to "cooperate" (provide backdoors)?

No, not yet.

> Or does it refer to public channels only?

On Telegram channels and groups are not E2EE. I'd assume that's were most of the crap is spread.

Private messages aren’t end-to-end encrypted either. The so-called secret chats are end-to-end encrypted but are a major pain to use. I doubt that feature sees much use.

Yes, private messages can be E2EE. But as you say, they're a hassle (no sync between devices as an example).

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