Telegram’s ICO was supposed to be a record-breaker to develop a platform that brings the decentralized internet to life. Instead, it has become a mess with the tightly-controlled fundraising process in disarray as early backers sell their tokens for handsome returns. The company recently canceled the public sale piece of its ICO, the Wall Street Journal […]
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Telegram blocked in Iran as the government orders telecoms to cut off access
As Moscow erupts in protests over its own ban, Iran’s judiciary has just ordered the nation’s telecommunications providers to block Telegram . According to the Wall Street Journal, Iran’s Islamic Republic News Agency stated that the decision was issued via a court ruling in Tehran. An estimated 40 million Iranians — half of the country’s […]
View More Telegram blocked in Iran as the government orders telecoms to cut off accessGoogle confirms some of its own services are now getting blocked in Russia over the Telegram ban
A shower of paper airplanes darted through the skies of Moscow and other towns in Russia today, as users answered the call of entrepreneur Pavel Durov to send the blank missives out of their windows at a pre-appointed time in support of Telegram, a messaging app he founded that was blocked last week by Russian regulator […]
View More Google confirms some of its own services are now getting blocked in Russia over the Telegram banRussia’s game of Telegram whack-a-mole grows to 19M blocked IPs, hitting Twitch, Spotify and more
As the messaging app Telegram continues to try to evade Russian authorities by switching up its IP addresses, Russia’s regulator Roskomnadzor (RKN) has continued its game of whack-a-mole to try to lock it down by knocking out complete swathes of IP address. The resulting chase how now ballooned to nearly 19 million IP addresses at […]
View More Russia’s game of Telegram whack-a-mole grows to 19M blocked IPs, hitting Twitch, Spotify and moreRussia’s Telegram ban that knocked out 15M Google, Amazon IP addresses had a precedent in Zello
Russia blocking access to Telegram after the messaging app refused to give it access to encrypted messages has picked up an unintended casualty: we’re now up to over 15 million IP addresses from Amazon and Google getting shut down by the regulators in the process, taking various other (non-Telegram) services down with it. Telegram’s CEO Pavel […]
View More Russia’s Telegram ban that knocked out 15M Google, Amazon IP addresses had a precedent in ZelloTelegram plays down Russian block — claiming no “significant” impact yet
A court in Russia ordered a block of messaging app Telegram this week but founder Pavel Durov has shrugged off the impact of the ban 24 hours in — claiming the app hasn’t seen “a significant drop in user engagement so far”. Russia began (trying to) block Telegram yesterday, following a court ruling in Moscow earlier […]
View More Telegram plays down Russian block — claiming no “significant” impact yetFrance to move ministers off Telegram, WhatsApp over security fears
The French government has said it intends to move to using its own encrypted messaging service this summer, over concerns of the risks that foreign entities could spy on officials using popular encrypted apps such as Telegram and WhatsApp . Reuters reports that ministers are concerned about the use of foreign-built encrypted apps which do not […]
View More France to move ministers off Telegram, WhatsApp over security fearsRussia starts blocking Telegram for failing to turn over encryption keys
The Russian state telecommunication regulator has began blocking Telegram as expected. This comes after the messaging company refused to give Russian security services encryption keys. The service is expected to be blocked within the coming hours. According to several reports Telegram is still operational in the country though several service providers have started blocking the […]
View More Russia starts blocking Telegram for failing to turn over encryption keysTelegram hit with block in Russia over encryption
A Russian court has ordered a block on access to the Telegram messaging app — with the block coming into force immediately, according to the BBC. The messaging platform has been under pressure to hand over encryption keys to Russian authorities so they can access user data — which they claim is needed for counterterrorism […]
View More Telegram hit with block in Russia over encryptionTelegram chalks up 200M MAUs for its messaging app
Another usage milestone for messaging platform Telegram: It’s announced passing 200M monthly active users “within the last 30 days”. The platform passed 100M MAUs back in February 2016, when it held a lavish party at the Mobile World Congress tradeshow in Barcelona to celebrate the metric. At the time it said it was adding 350k new […]
View More Telegram chalks up 200M MAUs for its messaging appTelegram has raised an initial $850M for its billion-dollar ICO
It looks like Telegram’s billion-dollar ICO has reached its first milestone after the chat app company raised an initial $850 million, according to a filing. A document submitted to the SEC earlier this week states that the money was raised “for the development of the TON Blockchain, the development and maintenance of Telegram Messenger and the other purposes.” The security… Read More
Telegram’s new widget lets businesses connect directly with users of its chat app
We know that messaging app Telegram has big plans — beyond a planned $1.2 billion ICO it is also developing its own platform for blockchain-based services — and today it took a notable step towards making its messaging platform more useful as it rolled out a web login widget. The new feature will allow website owners (business owners) to connect with Telegram users right from… Read More