In the Telegram messenger, it became possible to send cryptocurrency to the interlocutor. Currently Toncoin and Bitcoin are available. The procedure for transferring cryptocurrency takes place without commissions, but first you need to connect the Wallet bot, which is a Telegram cryptocurrency wallet that allows you to buy Toncoin and Bitcoin with a bank card, […]
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Big Telegram update: any sound for notifications, a “revolution” among bots and much more
The team of the popular Telegram messenger has announced the release of a major update, which has quite a few interesting innovations. For example, users were allowed to set “any” sound as the notification tone. You can use short audio files downloaded from your phone and save voice messages as chat notification tones, from your […]
Pavel Durov asked Forbes not to call him a Russian billionaire
Forbes noted a growing trend: many billionaires with ties to Russia are very reluctant to be called Russian. In particular, such a statement was made by the representative of the founder of the social network VKontakte and the creator of the Telegram messenger Pavel Durov: “Pavel left Russia many years ago, not intending to return.” […]
YouTube, Telegram and VKontakte are the most popular social networks in Russia
They want to block YouTube so that “you can’t go under any VPN” The results of a recent study by Invite and Tiburon Research showed that Telegram, VKontakte and YouTube are the most popular social networks among Russians. Telegram was named by 89% of respondents, VKontakte and YouTube were named by 79% and 73% of […]
Russia: Telegram is now the top messaging app – It has surpassed WhatsApp
The Telegram messaging app has surpassed the WhatsApp app in Russia to claim to be the most popular messaging tool, provider Megafon announced on Monday, with Russians using the app en masse as Moscow restricts some other digital services. While the US company Meta Platforms Inc, which owns WhatsApp, was today described as an “extremist […]
Pavel Durov apologized to the Supreme Court of Brazil for negligence and asked not to block Telegram in the country
The Supreme Court of Brazil ruled to restrict access to Telegram due to non-removal of prohibited content. The creator of the messenger, Pavel Durov, explained this by a mistake with sending work letters. We seem to be having an issue forwarding emails between our corporate addresses on Telegram.org and the Brazilian Supreme Court. As a […]
Brazil: Judge orders suspension of Telegram
A judge of the Supreme Court of Brazil today ordered the blocking of the online, encrypted application of Telegram messages, because he does not cooperate with the authorities to fight against misinformation. The Telegram repeatedly “did not comply with the court orders”, Judge Alexandre de Moraes said, ordering the “complete suspension” of the platform in […]
Huge Telegram update: video stickers, improved reactions and other innovations
The new version of Telegram has video stickers that can be created from ordinary video files, more compact animations and additional emoji for reactions, a button to go to unwatched reactions, as well as quick navigation through recently opened chats and other innovations. Now, to create new sticker packs, just write to the @stickers bot […]
“This is not true” – Telegram responded to the accusations of the head of Signal
Representatives of the Telegram messenger contacted the editors of iXBT.com about a recent note, which said that messages are stored on Telegram servers in plain text, without any encryption to protect users’ personal data. The article claims that Telegram stores user data in plain text. It is not true. Everything stored in the Telegram cloud […]
Telegram security myth dispelled by Signal founder: even Facebook and WhatsApp offer more privacy
The Telegram messenger’s reputation for offering an extra layer of cybersecurity has been overblown. Moxie Marlinspike, founder of the Signal messaging platform, thinks so. Moxie Marlinspike harshly criticized one of Signal’s biggest competitors. He claims that messages sent via Telegram are stored on Telegram servers in their original form or in plain text, without any […]