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Pavel Durov has been released on bail but banned from leaving France - he faces up to 10 years in prison

The founder of Telegram is accused of being complicit in a number of crimes, including drug trafficking and the distribution of child pornography. Pavel Durov has currently been released under judicial supervision, with the requirement to post a bai...

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11 years of Telegram: the messenger added superchannels, stars as reactions and more

To celebrate the eleventh anniversary of Telegram, the popular messaging app announced a range of new features. Among these are star reactions and subscriptions, paid media, a new messaging mode on behalf of other channels, and more. Star Reactions U...

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Blocking cannot work: MP proposes to close Telegram in Ukraine like "Vkontakte" and "Odnoklassniki"

Ukrainian officials have once again raised the issue of restricting the use of the messaging app Telegram. Earlier this year, discussions began regarding the idea of imposing fines and state control over the platform's operations. Now, the focus has ...

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Skype's new life: Microsoft removes ads and adds artificial intelligence

Microsoft has commenced updating Skype for Windows 11 in an effort to restore the former popularity of this once-favored video calling application. The company is eliminating advertisements and streamlining the interface to attract users once again. ...

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Much more than "30 engineers": Telegram commented on the fears of security experts

After the publication of the material "Durov boasts that Telegram serves "about 30 engineers" - security experts call this a "red flag" for users," the ITC.UA edition contacted a representative of Telegram and commented on the main points that caused...

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Durov brags that Telegram is maintained by "about 30 engineers" ─ security experts call this a "red flag" for users

Over the weekend, a video from a recent interview with Telegram founder Pavel Durov appeared on X (formerly Twitter). In the video, Durov tells Tucker Carlson that he is the company's only product manager and that he has only "about 30 engineers" wor...

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Up to 100 messages as one - Viber launched "chat summary" feature based on OpenAI technology

A new feature in Viber will allow you to not re-read dozens of messages in group chats, but simply view a brief summary. The feature works based on artificial intelligence OpenAI. Since April, a brief summary of the chat has been available to 10% of ...

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EU wants to control Telegram, but the messenger lacks 4 million users for "gatekeeper" status

In the EU, they are trying to determine whether Telegram falls under the new strict content law, as they are concerned about the spread of Russian disinformation on the platform. According to Bloomberg, the EU has started negotiations with Telegram ...

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Some Google Messages users on Android are receiving garbled GIFs sent from iPhones

In recent weeks, Google Messages users have begun to encounter problems when sending GIF animations from iPhone to Android devices. Such images arrive distorted - they lose animation and some pixels. This issue has been noticed on Pixel, Samsung, an...

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Without VPN and government authorization: banned WhatsApp suddenly works in China

WhatsApp has strangely been working on some devices in China for two weeks, despite the long-standing government ban on messaging services. The government's initiative is part of a broad blockage of foreign internet platforms (including Signal and In...

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Durov: Apple demands to ban some channels in Telegram for users with Ukrainian SIM cards

Telegram founder Pavel Durov revealed that Apple has requested the blocking of certain Telegram channels for Ukrainian users. Although the platform community typically opposes such blockages, companies still have to listen to such requests in order f...

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WhatsApp's new beta feature lets you share files without the Internet - over a local network

WhatsApp developers are working on several feature updates for their messenger. This includes providing users with the ability to exchange files through a local network - without the Internet. They will also add a way to record notes for people in th...

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Durov in an interview with Carlson: on preserving Telegram's neutrality, FBI pressure, Ilon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg

Today, the same interview with Telegram founder Pavel Durov was released, taken by the famous propagandist Tucker Carlson. As expected, it was a continuous stream of Telegram self-promotion and of course Durov's "heroic struggle" alongside Elon Musk ...

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Durov interviewed Tucker Carlson, who now also has a channel on Telegram

Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced a new interview with Tucker Carlson, an American pro-Russian propagandist who recently interviewed Putin for the social network X (Twitter) Elon Musk. Previously, the propagandist, who was expelled from Fox News...

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Rakuten Viber announced an AI feature based on ChatGPT that creates a chat summary

The most popular messenger in Ukraine, Rakuten Viber, has announced the launch of a new feature called "Chat Summary," which will provide a summary of unread messages in a group chat upon request (whether it's parental or household). It is based on t...

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