News of an investigation into Pavel Durov, the app’s billionaire founder, deepened a crackdown on what remains of the free Russian internet.

Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram, was arrested in Paris over the weekend over allegations that his platform is being used for illicit activity such as drug trafficking ...

By Ekaterina Maksimova MOSCOW, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Telegram, an important platform for public and private communications in Russia, will face further restrictions from authorities because it has failed ...

Telegram, the popular messaging app with 800 million monthly active users worldwide, is inching closer to adopting an ecosystem strategy that is reminiscent of WeChat's super app approach. Certain ...

You can now "craft" gifts within the chat app for some reason.

Russians offer $4 million for Telegram Messenger hack attack. Update, March 23, 2025: This story, originally published March 22, has been updated with a statement from Telegram. When it comes to ...

The app has exploded in popularity in Israel following Oct. 7 and is known for its lack of content moderation. Telegram, the wildly popular messaging platform beloved by the far right and instrumental ...

Created by two brothers in 2013, Telegram is now the third-biggest messaging platform with over 800 million users worldwide. The app is known for its willingness to experiment with new features, some ...