Pavel Durov
Germany continues to pick a fight with Telegram
Censorship demands.
Brazil’s Supreme Court orders Telegram ban
The result of a long censorship campaign.
Telegram blocks Elijah Schaffer’s comment section for Apple and Google
The uncensored comments section is now only available in non-app store versions of Telegram.
Activists and media take aim at Telegram for welcoming free speech and privacy lovers who reject Big Tech
Tens of millions have made the switch after recent privacy and free speech concerns of Big Tech giants.
Telegram adds 25M users as founder Pavel Durov says people reject being “held hostage by tech monopolies”
People are switching to alternatives.
VK bans British political party Britain First
The Russian-based platform deleted the page.
Apple orders Telegram to block some Belarus protest channels
Or else Apple will kick Telegram off of iPhones.
Telegram CEO slams Apple for censoring in-app content and hiding this censorship from users
CEO Pavel Durov took aim at Apple’s tight grip on the apps that are allowed in the app store and when they’re allowed to update.
Telegram founder calls for resistance against China and Iran’s censorship
After Russia caved, Durov now wants help to push back against the app’s suppression in China and Iran.
iCloud is now officially a surveillance tool, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says
Apple’s soapbox tour promoting privacy could soon be coming to an end.
Europol: Telegram is doing a better job at tackling Islamic State terrorists than Google and Instagram
Telegram received praise from the agency.
Telegram is growing 50% year over year in daily active users
Several factors could be behind the rapid growth.