Telegram summed 70M new users in a single day thanks to Facebook outage
During the time Facebook messaging apps were down, millions of users found themselves forced to look for alternatives in Telegram and Signal
Telegram is the best alternative when WhatsApp goes down
Stay connected with everyone, plus share documents and videos up to 1GB – and do it all privately thanks to heavily encrypted messages. It's free and multi-platform.
Telegram's Pavel Durov criticizes Apple for selling 'overpriced, obsolete hardware' from the 'Middle Ages'
Founder of popular messaging app gave scathing comments on the iPhone, Apple's closed ecosystem and Cupertino's relations with China
Telegram gets auto-deleting messages, expiring invite links and more in latest update
End-to-end encryption is still limited to secret chats
Apple and Google sued by ex-ambassador over failure to remove Telegram from app stores
It's alleged that the app facilitates violence and extremism
Over 500 million Facebook users' phone numbers are for sale through a Telegram bot
Taken from a 2019 vulnerability
Telegram will begin adding ads to channels in 2021
Private chats will remain ad-free, however
AI deepfake digitally removes clothes of over 100,000 women
It's becoming even easier to troll (or be trolled) with deepfakes
Telegram files antitrust complaint against Apple's App Store in the EU
The popular messaging app is the latest to criticize Apple's App Store powers
Telegram says its Gram cryptocurrency is still on track to launch by October 31
Failing that, Telegram will forfeit a $1.7 billion investment
Telegram boss points finger at China for DDoS attack during Hong Kong protests
The encrypted service was overwhelmed with "GADZILLIONS of garbage requests"
Apple pandering to Russia by blocking Telegram app updates globally
Cupertino collusion with the Russians
Russia bans 50 VPNs and proxy servers in effort to block Telegram users
Users are still finding ways to use the service
Iran wants citizens to swap Telegram for domestically made app featuring "Death to America" emojis
Israel and the Freemasons are also targets
Russia asks Google and Apple to remove Telegram from their app stores
Did it say please?
France is scared of Telegram, so they are making their own encrypted messaging app
Citing worries over snooping by Russian and US governments
Telegram is being used to distribute pirated content and streaming platform credentials
The messaging platform is a pirate's paradise
Telegram's appeal against handing over encryption keys in Russia is rejected
But it will appeal again
Telegram apps removed from iOS App Store over "inappropriate content"
They should return once the appropriate protections are put in place
Iran blocks Telegram messaging app amid anti-government protests
Officials claim the block is temporary
Telegram takes a step forward with support for multiple accounts
Telegram is arguably the closest there is to an alternative to Whatsapp. Multi-platform and fully featured, its latest update for Android and iOS introduces support for multiple accounts, among several other improvements.