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Under pressure to shut down and expose opposition groups operating on the platform, Durov abandoned the company and fled Russia to set up something more resistant to government oversight.
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]
Telegram offers end-to-end encryption in voice and video calls, [10] and in optional private chats, which Telegram calls Secret Chats. Telegram also has social networking features, allowing users to post stories, create large public groups with up to 200,000 members, or share one-way updates to unlimited audiences in so-called channels. [11]
Telegram's 2024 revenue surpassed $1 billion, and the company has $500 million in cash, excluding crypto, Pavel Durov wrote on the platform. Controversial messaging app Telegram is profitable ...
Residents of Russia launched paper airplanes (the symbol of Telegram) from the roofs of various buildings. The protest was planned on Telegram on the morning of April 22. Pavel Durov, one of the founders of Telegram, supported the action, but asked that the participants gather up the paper airplanes within an hour after the launch. [32]
Reddit comment reads, \"Telegram is the biggest scam platform,\" highlighting a user\'s opinion on fraud risk. Comment discussing a wealthy Hollywood star amid a deepfake scam situation.
Alt-tech is a collection of social networking services and Internet service providers popular among the alt-right, far-right, and others who espouse extremism or fringe theories, typically because they employ looser content moderation than mainstream platforms.
Xfire hosted events every month, which included debates, game tournaments, machinima contests, and chat sessions with Xfire or game developers. As of January 3, 2014, it had over 24 million registered users. [2] Xfire's web based social media was discontinued on June 12, 2015, and the messaging function was shut down on June 27, 2015. [3]