Telegram services gradually resume after thousands report outage

SINGAPORE – Services of messaging app Telegram have resumed in Singapore after thousands of users reported experiencing a service outage on the morning of Sept 8.
The Verge

Telegram CEO says an extortionist planted CSAM in a chat to get it pulled from the App Store

Pavel Durov claims attackers post illegal content and manipulate reports to ‘trigger the removal of legitimate communities.’ Pavel Durov claims attackers post illegal content and manipulate reports to ...
Business Insider

Is Telegram secure? Here's what you need to know about the messaging app that rivals WhatsApp and Signal

Privacy concerns related to sharing data with Facebook drove a sea of users away from WhatsApp and toward other chat platforms, including Telegram, which hit 500 ...
CNBC

First France, now South Korea — Telegram's legal troubles are only growing. Here's why

Following the recent arrest of its founder in France, Telegram is now facing potential legal troubles in South Korea. The country is investigating the instant-messaging platform's potential role in ...
Yahoo Finance

Controversial messaging app Telegram is profitable, says its founder. Here's how it makes money.

Telegram is profitable after 11 years, thanks to ads and premium subscriptions, its CEO said. The platform's revenue exceeded $1 billion, with $500 million in cash reserves. Telegram faces global ...
Yahoo Finance

Telegram to hit one billion users within a year, founder says

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Telegram messaging app, one of the most popular social media platforms, will likely cross one billion active monthly users within a year as it is spreading like "forest fire", ...
ProPublica

The Accelerationists’ App: How Telegram Became the “Center of Gravity” for a New Breed of Domestic Terrorists

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This story is part of a collaboration between FRONTLINE and ...
Cointelegraph

Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested — What we know so far

Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested in France on Aug. 24. Here’s what we know so far and how prominent figures have reacted. Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov was detained by French ...
Forbes

Telegram Briefly Removed From App Store Over Alleged Child Sexual Abuse Content

Siladitya Ray is a New Delhi-based Forbes news team reporter. The app was taken down from the iPhone and iPad App Stores without warning on Monday evening, preventing new users from downloading it.
Forbes

Yes, Telegram Really Is ‘Dangerous’ For You

A stark new warning today, with millions of you exposed as a malicious new threat exploits Telegram to target you with dangerous malware—even if you’re not a user. If you’re hit by this cyber attack, ...
The Financial Express

Is Telegram still banned after the Indian government deadline ends?

The ministry reminded Telegram that, as an intermediary, it is legally obligated to exercise due diligence under the Information Technology Act, 2000, and the Information Technology Rules, 2021.