Coordinated Telegram posts push pro-Orban narratives on eve of Hungary vote
- 10-Apr-2026
Sophisticated online operators are posting coordinated waves of content in the Telegram messaging app to spread fear about what will happen if Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban loses Sunday’s parliamentary election, according to research by Vox Harbor, a data analytics firm. Content creators and distributors who are Russian or affiliated to Russia account for a […]
Russia investigating Telegram founder Durov as part of criminal case, Rossiyskaya Gazeta reports
- 24-Feb-2026
MOSCOW: Russia is investigating Telegram founder Pavel Durov as part of a criminal case on the “facilitation of terrorist activities”, state-run newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported, citing the Federal Security Service (FSB). Durov could not be immediately reached for comment on the report, but in recent days, Telegram has denied a host of allegations by Russia […]
Telegram is worth $30 billion with just 30 employees and no HR
- 29-Nov-2025
Telegram, a cloud-based instant messaging and social media app, is writing new rules for scaling its technology business. The company is valued at $30 billion and has over 1 billion monthly active users; yet, it operates with a lean setup. Telegram achieves a massive global reach with a remarkably small team of 30 employees led […]
Telegram blocks Xinbi Guarantee and Huione Guarantee
- 15-May-2025
WASHINGTON, May 15، 2025: Two sprawling digital black markets operating on the communications platform Telegram have been removed, the service said on Thursday. Xinbi Guarantee and Huione Guarantee – Chinese-language markets known for serving cybercriminals and scammers – appeared to be inactive on Thursday. Telegram provided little further detail in a message to Reuters except […]
Telegram introduces new features, including gifting NFTs
- 05-Jan-2025
Telegram, in its latest update, has introduced several new features, including a third-party-powered account verification method, new message search filters, and the ability to turn gifts into NFTs. The chat app previously had a program to verify public figures and organizations. Now, it has launched a project that allows third-party authorities, like food-quality regulators or […]
Telegram hosts ‘underground markets’ for crime gangs, UN says
- 07-Oct-2024
Powerful criminal networks in Southeast Asia extensively use the messaging app Telegram which has enabled a fundamental change in the way organised crime can conduct large-scale illicit activity, the United Nations said in a report on Monday. The report represents the latest allegations to be levied against the controversial encrypted app since France, using a […]
Star Health sues Telegram
- 26-Sep-2024
Top Indian insurer Star Health has sued Telegram and a self-styled hacker after Reuters reported that the hacker was using chatbots on the messaging app to leak personal data and medical reports of policy holders. The lawsuit comes amid growing scrutiny of Telegram globally and the arrest of its founder Pavel Durov in France last […]
Telegram boss Durov charged, banned from leaving France
- 29-Aug-2024
France on Wednesday charged Pavel Durov, the founder and chief of Telegram, with a litany of violations related to the messaging app and banned him from leaving the country while allowing the billionaire to walk free after four days under arrest. Durov, 39, was charged on several counts of failing to curb extremist and illegal […]
Telegram: The global rise of libertarian chat app
- 26-Aug-2024
The boss of social media platform Telegram has been arrested in France, accused of allowing the sharing of illegal content. The Russia-founded messaging platform has stayed out of the limelight in the West but has hundreds of millions of users across the world, and plays a key role in the Ukraine war. – Libertarian leanings […]
France extends detention of Telegram chief Durov
- 26-Aug-2024
French judicial authorities on Sunday extended the detention of the Russian-born founder and chief of Telegram Pavel Durov after his arrest at a Paris airport over alleged offences related to the popular but controversial messaging app. His arrest at the Le Bourget airport outside Paris late Saturday is the latest extraordinary twist in the career […]