The Delhi High Court has said the defence of free speech and the right to privacy cannot be used by any entity, including an infringer, to escape the consequences of illegal actions. The remark was made by the high court while directing messaging platform Telegram to disclose in a sealed cover the details of channels, including […]
Telegram introduces premium subscription service
Encrypted messaging platform Telegram has rolled out its premium service. As per TechCrunch, the paid subscription is likely to cost around $5 (about Rs 400) a month. Users can avail exclusive features including 4GB file upload, faster download speeds, exclusive stickers and reactions and improved chat management. Some other perks […]
Telegram confirms Premium tier with additional features coming this month
Telegram was planning to establish a premium layer, and today, the company’s founder and CEO, Pavel Durov, revealed that this is indeed the case, the rumours began to circulate on the internet last month. According to GSM Arena, Telegram Premium, as it will be called, will be available by the end of […]
Telegram 8.4 adds spoiler styling, translations, and emoji reactions
The Telegram 8.4 beta has just hit Android a few days ago, and now, the new version of one of the most feature-packed messengers is already rolling out in stable to everyone. Telegram 8.4 takes a few cues from other platforms and is bringing support for spoiler text styling, quick emoji reactions, […]
Telegram Added Over 70 Million New Users During Facebook Outage
Messaging app Telegram gained over 70 million new users during Monday’s Facebook outage, its founder Pavel Durov said on Tuesday, as people worldwide were left without key messaging services for nearly six hours. Facebook blamed its outage, which kept its 3.5 billion users from accessing services such as WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger, on a faulty […]
Telegram trolls WhatsApp for its newest feature
Telegram and WhatsApp, the most widely used messaging apps are at loggerheads again as the former is seen to be mocking the latter on social media. WhatsApp has announced a new chat transfer feature, to which Telegram took a jibe on Twitter comparing it with a movie-based Jumanji GIF. Telegram […]
Telegram updates its group video call capacity up to 1,000 viewers
Messaging chat app Telegram recently announced its latest new features and improvements that will be making their way to the platform, with video being the main focus this time around. According to The Verge, after the launch of group video calls last month, those sessions will now be able to tally up to […]
Telegram chief reports 25 million new users in the past 72 hours
The encrypted messaging app Telegram has registered 25 million new users in the past 72 hours, its Russia-born founder Pavel Durov sad yesterday, on the heels of WhatsApp announcing a change to its privacy terms. Durov, 36, said on his Telegram channel that the app had over 500 million monthly […]
Telegram files antitrust complaint against Apple App Store in Europe
Apple has a lot on its plate lately, particularly another antitrust allegation. The latest company to slam Apple is the messaging platform Telegram. Telegram joins Spotify in filing a formal complaint against the Apple App Store in Europe protesting against Apple’s app tax. A Telegram spokesperson confirmed this and pointed towards a public […]
Dark mode to self-destruct messages: 5 features that make Telegram more interesting than WhatsApp
Telegram is an online messaging app similar to WhatsApp. Users can send text messages and media files through this app. Telegram is cloud-based and claims that it prioritizes security and speed. It was launched in 2003 and has around 200 million active monthly users. We take a look at five […]
Telegram founder asks people to delete WhatsApp
Telegram founder Parel Durov, in his post on the platform, has urged people to delete WhatsApp unless they are “okay with surveillance”, media reports said. Facebook-owned WhatsApp, which has been mired by a snooping row, is used as a Trojan horse to spy on the users’ non-WhatsApp content that includes […]