Durov admitted there was some internal skepticism on whether Stories is a good idea — but shared that the team now “can no longer imagine Telegram without it.”
Telegram Emoji Platform, Custom Animated Emoji Packs, Gifting Telegram Premium, and More
Today's update introduces the Telegram Emoji Platform, animated emoji in messages and captions, custom emoji packs, the ability to give Telegram Premium as a gift, a new privacy setting for voice messages – and more.
It’s a new year, and I’ve decided it’s a good time to replace myself as the CEO of Signal.I have now been working on Signal for almost a decade. It has always been my goal for Signal to grow and sustain beyond my involvement, but four years ago that would still not have been possible. I was writi...
The time is right to give yourself a digital detox. If apps abuse your privacy, cost too much money, or just plain make you unhappy, give ‘em the boot.
Learn about collection Messaging and Video Apps featuring Snapchat, Discord - Talk, Chat & Hangout, Telegram Messenger, and many more on Mac App Store. Enjoy these apps on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
At Forcepoint Security Labs we are always looking at the methods threat actors use to circumvent existing protections. One such investigation saw us looking into the usage of the Telegram encrypted messaging service as a Command and Control (C2) infrastructure for malware. Malware that uses Telegram as a C2 channel typically uses the Telegram Bot API for communications. In the course of an investigation into one piece of malware, we discovered a significant flaw in the way Telegram handles messages sent through its Bot API.
Why Telegram had to follow Apple and Google when they suspended a voting app
Telegram gives its users more freedom of speech than any other popular mobile application. Unlike other apps, Telegram can't be pressured by shareholders, cloud providers or advertisers into unjustified censorship. Telegram doesn't exist in isolation, however. It depends on other companies to function, from banks and telecoms to Apple and Google. The latter are particularly important, because Telegram – like all mobile apps – has to follow rules set by Apple and Google in order to remain available to users…