Malaysia’s requests to Telegram remain unanswered
Malaysia’s Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Fahmi Fadzil, has stated that Telegram “refuses to cooperate” with the ministry, despite numerous requests for a meeting since January of this year.
Fahmi Fadzil emphasized that his ministry has received numerous complaints about the misuse of the messenger app, such as fraud, pornography, and illegal drug sales.
It is noted that most other platforms and social networks, including TikTok, Facebook, and Twitter, are already cooperating with the ministry.
Fadzil said that Malaysia’s Ministry of Communications and Digital Technologies, together with agencies such as MCMC and the National Cybersecurity Agency (NACSA), is constantly monitoring and studying developments in the field of cybersecurity, including on social networks.
“The truth is that it is Telegram that causes the most concern,” Fahmi Fadzil concluded.
Read more news about Telegram and Malaysia at @tginfoms.
#Malaysia
Malaysia’s Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Fahmi Fadzil, has stated that Telegram “refuses to cooperate” with the ministry, despite numerous requests for a meeting since January of this year.
Fahmi Fadzil emphasized that his ministry has received numerous complaints about the misuse of the messenger app, such as fraud, pornography, and illegal drug sales.
It is noted that most other platforms and social networks, including TikTok, Facebook, and Twitter, are already cooperating with the ministry.
Fadzil said that Malaysia’s Ministry of Communications and Digital Technologies, together with agencies such as MCMC and the National Cybersecurity Agency (NACSA), is constantly monitoring and studying developments in the field of cybersecurity, including on social networks.
“The truth is that it is Telegram that causes the most concern,” Fahmi Fadzil concluded.
Read more news about Telegram and Malaysia at @tginfoms.
#Malaysia
Telegram Desktop No Longer Allows Changing Phone Number
Telegram users can no longer change their account phone numbers in the Telegram Desktop (both Windows and macOS).
Telegram Info team believes that this limitation may be due to security reasons.
We remind you that you can still change your phone number in the Telegram mobile clients for Android or iOS. To do this, open the "Settings" section and click on the inscription with the phone number.
Telegram users can no longer change their account phone numbers in the Telegram Desktop (both Windows and macOS).
Telegram Info team believes that this limitation may be due to security reasons.
We remind you that you can still change your phone number in the Telegram mobile clients for Android or iOS. To do this, open the "Settings" section and click on the inscription with the phone number.
Issues with Telegram’s DC1
A couple of minutes ago, Telegram made a tweet that reported connectivity issues with their DC1, which is located in Miami, and mostly affects Telegram users in Americas.
Telegram noted that the problem is expected to be resolved in around 20 minutes.
Update (16:06 UTC): Telegram announced that the issue has been addressed.
#outages
A couple of minutes ago, Telegram made a tweet that reported connectivity issues with their DC1, which is located in Miami, and mostly affects Telegram users in Americas.
Telegram noted that the problem is expected to be resolved in around 20 minutes.
Update (16:06 UTC): Telegram announced that the issue has been addressed.
#outages
X (formerly Twitter)
Telegram Messenger (@telegram) on X
Some of our users in the Americas are currently experiencing connection issues due to an external power failure. This is expected to be resolved within the next 10-20 minutes. We apologize for the inconvenience
Telegram is unstable
Telegram users from Europe (DC2) report slowed response times from the messenger, media tends to not load and voice messages don't get through.
During such outages, messages sent from other regions to users in Europe tend to not work well too.
Map — DownDetector
#outages
Telegram users from Europe (DC2) report slowed response times from the messenger, media tends to not load and voice messages don't get through.
During such outages, messages sent from other regions to users in Europe tend to not work well too.
Map — DownDetector
#outages
Durov on Copying Telegram
In a recent post in his channel, Pavel Durov commended Telegram for being able to define the messaging trends of the past decade. He also mentioned a relatable meme that was sent to his channel’s discussion chat.
Read the post here »
In a recent post in his channel, Pavel Durov commended Telegram for being able to define the messaging trends of the past decade. He also mentioned a relatable meme that was sent to his channel’s discussion chat.
Read the post here »
Media is too big
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
Pavel Durov Announced Upcoming Stories
The long-awaited feature will be available in Telegram in early July.
Features:
• Privacy
Users will be able to determine who will see each of their stories.
• Compact interface
Stories will be placed in an expandable section at the top of the chat list.
• Flexibility
Stories can be easily hidden.
• Captions
Users will be able to edit photos and videos, as well as add captions and tag other people.
• Dual-camera support
Users will be able to post stories taken simultaneously with the front and rear cameras.
• Flexible expiration options
Users will be able to choose the lifetime of the story.
The ability to save their stories on the profile page will make Telegram profiles more informative and colorful. Users will not only be able to view more content from their closest contacts, but they will also be able to learn more about the users who they communicate with in public chats.
The long-awaited feature will be available in Telegram in early July.
Features:
• Privacy
Users will be able to determine who will see each of their stories.
• Compact interface
Stories will be placed in an expandable section at the top of the chat list.
• Flexibility
Stories can be easily hidden.
• Captions
Users will be able to edit photos and videos, as well as add captions and tag other people.
• Dual-camera support
Users will be able to post stories taken simultaneously with the front and rear cameras.
• Flexible expiration options
Users will be able to choose the lifetime of the story.
The ability to save their stories on the profile page will make Telegram profiles more informative and colorful. Users will not only be able to view more content from their closest contacts, but they will also be able to learn more about the users who they communicate with in public chats.
Are you happy with the new stories, announced by Durov?
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How to Contact Telegram
As the platform is growing bigger, Telegram users feel the increased need to reach out for support, ranging from account recovery to content reports.
However, a lot of users usually end up contacting the wrong support channel and are left without an answer.
@tginfo explains the support system and the right accounts to contact in an FAQ article:
https://tginfo.me/how-to-contact-telegram-en
As the platform is growing bigger, Telegram users feel the increased need to reach out for support, ranging from account recovery to content reports.
However, a lot of users usually end up contacting the wrong support channel and are left without an answer.
@tginfo explains the support system and the right accounts to contact in an FAQ article:
https://tginfo.me/how-to-contact-telegram-en
Telegram Info
How to Сontact Telegram
Where to contact Telegram and, more importantly, how to do it right?
Telegram Changes Its Approach to Advertising Personalization
The messenger has updated its advertising platform. Now, advertisements can be shown based on the user's personal data, such as user's interests and location down to the nearest city.
According to Durov's Code, interests will be analyzed based on the list of channels a user is subscribed for. Advertisers will be able to limit the audience based on location data, which Telegram determines via the user's IP address.
Advertisers will be allowed to target ads to users based on a user database gathered outside of Telegram. For example, a store can provide Telegram with its scrambled phone number database to show a special offer only to their customers.
Previously, advertisers could only customize ad audience based on public data, for instance, displaying an ad only on finance-themed channels.
The new changes allow more frequent displays of more relevant ads, meaning you will start seeing finance-related ads in other unrelated channels if Telegram's algorithms think that you are interested in finance.
This same approach is used by other companies such as Google. Even though advertisers still will not receive raw information about the user, personal data is now involved in personalization.
Advertisers will be able to indirectly determine your affiliation to a user group only if you click on the ad link. If you ignore the ad, no data will be transferred.
According to Durov's Code, Telegram also plans to display advertisements on large private channels that misuse link access settings for profit.
The messenger has updated its advertising platform. Now, advertisements can be shown based on the user's personal data, such as user's interests and location down to the nearest city.
According to Durov's Code, interests will be analyzed based on the list of channels a user is subscribed for. Advertisers will be able to limit the audience based on location data, which Telegram determines via the user's IP address.
Advertisers will be allowed to target ads to users based on a user database gathered outside of Telegram. For example, a store can provide Telegram with its scrambled phone number database to show a special offer only to their customers.
Previously, advertisers could only customize ad audience based on public data, for instance, displaying an ad only on finance-themed channels.
The new changes allow more frequent displays of more relevant ads, meaning you will start seeing finance-related ads in other unrelated channels if Telegram's algorithms think that you are interested in finance.
This same approach is used by other companies such as Google. Even though advertisers still will not receive raw information about the user, personal data is now involved in personalization.
Advertisers will be able to indirectly determine your affiliation to a user group only if you click on the ad link. If you ignore the ad, no data will be transferred.
According to Durov's Code, Telegram also plans to display advertisements on large private channels that misuse link access settings for profit.
Telegram Info English
Telegram Changes Its Approach to Advertising Personalization The messenger has updated its advertising platform. Now, advertisements can be shown based on the user's personal data, such as user's interests and location down to the nearest city. According…
Enhanced Targeting is Available Only in Certain Countries
In the updated Privacy Policy, Telegram reports that the new features of the advertising platform are only operational in certain countries. Telegram does not provide a list of the countries to which the latest changes apply. The need to comply with territorial restrictions during advertising display in countries with a large number of Russian-speaking channels is cited as the reason.
The @tginfo team has determined that the new edition of the Privacy Policy is visible from IP addresses in Russia and Ukraine. Telegram representative have not yet responded to our request for the full list of countries.
The new features of the Ad Platform are location targeting with precision up to the nearest city, determining user interests based on the list of channels the user is subscribed to, and the ability to limit the audience based on a user database collected outside Telegram.
Advertisements will only be displayed on large channels (from 1,000 subscribers).
Telegram clarifies that for users with Premium subscriptions, personal data will not be processed for the purpose of personalized advertising.
In the updated Privacy Policy, Telegram reports that the new features of the advertising platform are only operational in certain countries. Telegram does not provide a list of the countries to which the latest changes apply. The need to comply with territorial restrictions during advertising display in countries with a large number of Russian-speaking channels is cited as the reason.
The @tginfo team has determined that the new edition of the Privacy Policy is visible from IP addresses in Russia and Ukraine. Telegram representative have not yet responded to our request for the full list of countries.
The new features of the Ad Platform are location targeting with precision up to the nearest city, determining user interests based on the list of channels the user is subscribed to, and the ability to limit the audience based on a user database collected outside Telegram.
Advertisements will only be displayed on large channels (from 1,000 subscribers).
Telegram clarifies that for users with Premium subscriptions, personal data will not be processed for the purpose of personalized advertising.
Telegram Info English
How often do you use the Archive feature in Telegram?
Telegram Changes Archive's Behavior
According to the messenger's representatives, a bug was fixed which influenced Archive's behavior: now if a notification occurs in an archived chat, it won't leave the Archive if it's explicitly included in one of the custom folders.
If the chat is included in a folder by the automatic filter by chat type, it will continue leaving the Archive.
On the Telegram's suggestions platform, a moderator warns that this behavior might change in future again.
According to the messenger's representatives, a bug was fixed which influenced Archive's behavior: now if a notification occurs in an archived chat, it won't leave the Archive if it's explicitly included in one of the custom folders.
If the chat is included in a folder by the automatic filter by chat type, it will continue leaving the Archive.
On the Telegram's suggestions platform, a moderator warns that this behavior might change in future again.
Privacy Settings for Bio
A mention for Bio privacy settings appeared on Telegram's Translations platform, the new setting will allow you to choose which users can see your bio displayed on your profile:
"Who can see my bio"
Likely, this feature will come in the next update.
A mention for Bio privacy settings appeared on Telegram's Translations platform, the new setting will allow you to choose which users can see your bio displayed on your profile:
"Who can see my bio"
Likely, this feature will come in the next update.
800 million monthly active users in Telegram
Pavel Durov told that over 2.5 million new users signing up for Telegram every day, and earlier this year Telegram has surpassed 800 million monthly active users.
While not yet profitable (which would be impossible to reach on just the second year of monetization), Telegram is closer to profitability in absolute numbers than its competitors such as Twitter and Snap.
To support growth and to reach the break-even point, Telegram issued around $270 million worth of bonds this week. About a quarter of them was bought by Durov himself.
"Some people suggested I should have instead bought a house or a jet. But I prefer to stay focused on my work, without “owning” anything (well, apart from Telegram, some Bitcoin and some Toncoin)".
#statistics
Pavel Durov told that over 2.5 million new users signing up for Telegram every day, and earlier this year Telegram has surpassed 800 million monthly active users.
While not yet profitable (which would be impossible to reach on just the second year of monetization), Telegram is closer to profitability in absolute numbers than its competitors such as Twitter and Snap.
To support growth and to reach the break-even point, Telegram issued around $270 million worth of bonds this week. About a quarter of them was bought by Durov himself.
"Some people suggested I should have instead bought a house or a jet. But I prefer to stay focused on my work, without “owning” anything (well, apart from Telegram, some Bitcoin and some Toncoin)".
#statistics
Posting Stories Only for Telegram Premium Users
Telegram's Translations platform added the following line:
Posting stories is currently available only to subscribers of Telegram Premium
From the wording, it seems that initially only Premium users will be able to post stories, and later the feature will become available to all users.
This might change at release, since this is just our speculation from Telegram's app strings.
#stories
Telegram's Translations platform added the following line:
Posting stories is currently available only to subscribers of Telegram Premium
From the wording, it seems that initially only Premium users will be able to post stories, and later the feature will become available to all users.
This might change at release, since this is just our speculation from Telegram's app strings.
#stories
Premium owners will have access to a wider range of story self-destruction options
The Telegram Translations platform added a mention of extended self-destruction options available only to Premium owners. Users with a subscription will be able to set timers for story self-destruction to values that are not available to free users.
#stories
The Telegram Translations platform added a mention of extended self-destruction options available only to Premium owners. Users with a subscription will be able to set timers for story self-destruction to values that are not available to free users.
#stories
How will Telegram Stories work and what will they feature
The @tginfo editorial team has analyzed new strings on the Telegram translations platform and speculates on how stories will work:
• It seems like on the initial launch only Premium users will be able to publish Stories, and wider availability coming later.
• Stories will have a dual-camera recording feature, allowing simultaneous use of the main and front cameras.
• Users will be able to mention (@username) people in their stories. Mentioned users will receive notifications.
• Unfinished stories can be saved as drafts.
• Stories can have text captions.
• Users will have control over the lifespan of their stories. Certain self-destruction options will be available only to Premium users.
• Stories can be archived and restored from the archive.
• Stories can be pinned to the profile until manually removed.
• Stories can have custom emojis in their stories, and a button will be displayed to save the displayed emoji pack.
• It seems like stories can be edited after publication.
• There will be a limit on the number of stories that can be published within 24 hours.
• Story owners will be able to view a list of views (this list will disappear 24 hours after the story is hidden from the public).
• You can restrict downloading, screenshots, and screen recording tools.
• Story privacy options: close friends list, public, contacts only.
• If you make a story available only to close friends, the users added to this category will be notified.
• You can disable replies to stories.
• You can reply to stories in private.
• You can forward stories.
• Stories can be zoomed in by pinching the screen.
• You will be able to enable notifications for new stories.
• Telegram will suggest enabling notifications for new stories from the five users you interact with most frequently.
It is important to note that all information is based on strings from the translations platform, so the story mechanism may undergo some changes before its release.
#stories
The @tginfo editorial team has analyzed new strings on the Telegram translations platform and speculates on how stories will work:
• It seems like on the initial launch only Premium users will be able to publish Stories, and wider availability coming later.
• Stories will have a dual-camera recording feature, allowing simultaneous use of the main and front cameras.
• Users will be able to mention (@username) people in their stories. Mentioned users will receive notifications.
• Unfinished stories can be saved as drafts.
• Stories can have text captions.
• Users will have control over the lifespan of their stories. Certain self-destruction options will be available only to Premium users.
• Stories can be archived and restored from the archive.
• Stories can be pinned to the profile until manually removed.
• Stories can have custom emojis in their stories, and a button will be displayed to save the displayed emoji pack.
• It seems like stories can be edited after publication.
• There will be a limit on the number of stories that can be published within 24 hours.
• Story owners will be able to view a list of views (this list will disappear 24 hours after the story is hidden from the public).
• You can restrict downloading, screenshots, and screen recording tools.
• Story privacy options: close friends list, public, contacts only.
• If you make a story available only to close friends, the users added to this category will be notified.
• You can disable replies to stories.
• You can reply to stories in private.
• You can forward stories.
• Stories can be zoomed in by pinching the screen.
• You will be able to enable notifications for new stories.
• Telegram will suggest enabling notifications for new stories from the five users you interact with most frequently.
It is important to note that all information is based on strings from the translations platform, so the story mechanism may undergo some changes before its release.
#stories
Telegram Info English
Telegram Changes Archive's Behavior According to the messenger's representatives, a bug was fixed which influenced Archive's behavior: now if a notification occurs in an archived chat, it won't leave the Archive if it's explicitly included in one of the custom…
New Archive settings in Telegram
More flexible Archive settings will be added in the coming update. Our editors noticed following options in strings on Telegram's Translation platform:
• Option to prevent all unmuted chats from leaving the archive on new notification.
• Option to prevent chats included into one the custom folders from leaving the archive on new notification.
Right now, if the chat is included in a folder by the automatic filter by chat type, it will continue leaving the archive. We are not sure if this will change in the coming update.
More flexible Archive settings will be added in the coming update. Our editors noticed following options in strings on Telegram's Translation platform:
• Option to prevent all unmuted chats from leaving the archive on new notification.
• Option to prevent chats included into one the custom folders from leaving the archive on new notification.
Right now, if the chat is included in a folder by the automatic filter by chat type, it will continue leaving the archive. We are not sure if this will change in the coming update.
Telegram Info English
Telegram statistics outage Group and channel admins are reporting that stats are not loading. Instead of the usual graphs and data, the app shows the message "Loading stats", but the data itself does not appear even after a long wait. The problem seems to…
Telegram Info English
How will Telegram Stories work and what will they feature The @tginfo editorial team has analyzed new strings on the Telegram translations platform and speculates on how stories will work: • It seems like on the initial launch only Premium users will be…
More information about the upcoming update in Telegram
The code update in the official repository of Telegram Desktop on GitHub has provided more details regarding the upcoming update in addition to the list we previously published:
• Changelogs in stories
In future Telegram updates, the platform is likely to start sharing its changelogs in the form of stories.
• Different limits for Telegram Premium owners and regular users
Story caption: 200 characters for regular users and 2048 characters for Telegram Premium owners.
Story self-destruct timer: We are still not certain, but it seems that it will be possible to set a lifespan for stories up to 30 days (or hours, as there is no exact information yet) for regular users and up to 100 days for Premium users. There are no screenshots on the translation platform that include such values.
• Ability to report stories
Stories will be displayed on user profiles. In the stories themselves, it will be possible to mention (@username) other users, who will receive corresponding notifications. In order to prevent abuse of this feature, the messenger's team will add violation reporting functionality for stories.
• New format for in-app advertising
A new advertising format will be introduced in channels (not in stories): image + text + link. The link can also lead to an external resource, for which Telegram will add click tracking for advertising links.
It is important to note that all information is based on assumptions from the API schema, so the story mechanism may undergo some changes before the release.
#stories #aboutAds
The code update in the official repository of Telegram Desktop on GitHub has provided more details regarding the upcoming update in addition to the list we previously published:
• Changelogs in stories
In future Telegram updates, the platform is likely to start sharing its changelogs in the form of stories.
• Different limits for Telegram Premium owners and regular users
Story caption: 200 characters for regular users and 2048 characters for Telegram Premium owners.
Story self-destruct timer: We are still not certain, but it seems that it will be possible to set a lifespan for stories up to 30 days (or hours, as there is no exact information yet) for regular users and up to 100 days for Premium users. There are no screenshots on the translation platform that include such values.
• Ability to report stories
Stories will be displayed on user profiles. In the stories themselves, it will be possible to mention (@username) other users, who will receive corresponding notifications. In order to prevent abuse of this feature, the messenger's team will add violation reporting functionality for stories.
• New format for in-app advertising
A new advertising format will be introduced in channels (not in stories): image + text + link. The link can also lead to an external resource, for which Telegram will add click tracking for advertising links.
It is important to note that all information is based on assumptions from the API schema, so the story mechanism may undergo some changes before the release.
#stories #aboutAds
Stories — already in Telegram!
This month, uploading stories is only available to users with a Telegram Premium subscription.
It is known that no more than 100 stories can be uploaded per day, and reactions to the published "stories" comes to private chat with their author.
The new version can already be downloaded from the links below:
Android: Google Play, APK from official website or verified channel.
iOS: App Store.
Desktop: from the official site or from GitHub.
macOS: App Store, from the official website or from a verified channel.
Unigram for Windows 10+: Microsoft Store | Direct download | Installation instructions
This month, uploading stories is only available to users with a Telegram Premium subscription.
It is known that no more than 100 stories can be uploaded per day, and reactions to the published "stories" comes to private chat with their author.
The new version can already be downloaded from the links below:
Android: Google Play, APK from official website or verified channel.
iOS: App Store.
Desktop: from the official site or from GitHub.
macOS: App Store, from the official website or from a verified channel.
Unigram for Windows 10+: Microsoft Store | Direct download | Installation instructions