Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Telegram allows users to chat privately and in groups, or to subscribe to public channels that disseminate information. Durov positioned Telegram as a haven for free and secure speech.
Telegram also became a hangout for crypto/Web3 fans during the last crypto bubble. TON, a cryptocurrency connected to the service, saw its value drop sharply following Durov's arrest this weekend.
Telegram has offered a platform to everyone from QAnon conspiracy theorists to Hamas, while it also became the go-to platform for organisers and participants of the recent riots in the UK.
Telegram is used for both private communication between individuals and for social media with mass groups and channels. It has minimal restrictions on content (only calls to violence, illegal forms of pornography [ 20 ] and scamming are forbidden), and has been used by various organizations for recruitment and coordination.
Telegram was a key platform for sharing information and coordinating rallies during the 2020–2021 Belarusian protests. [3] Telegram was one of few communication platforms available in Belarus during the three days of internet shutdown that followed the day of the presidential election, which Belarus's president Alexander Lukashenko won amid widespread allegations of election fraud. [4]
Only Telegram’s opt-in ‘secret chat’ feature is end-to-end encrypted, which would prevent Telegram from accessing the chat contents.” Telegram says it has more than 950 million active users.
The arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in France over the weekend has thrust the enigmatic founder and the popular messaging service into the spotlight. What to know about Telegram, the messaging ...
Telegram Messenger, commonly known as Telegram, is a cloud-based, cross-platform, social media and instant messaging (IM) service. It was originally launched for iOS ...