Telegram
Telegram is growing 50% year over year in daily active users
Several factors could be behind the rapid growth.
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov: WhatsApp is consistently being used as a Trojan horse to spy on non-WhatsApp content
Durov added: “It’s very unlikely that anyone can accidentally commit major security errors, conveniently suitable for surveillance, on a regular basis.”
Hong Kong police want to crack Telegram to find protestors
Even if successful, it would be illegal, lawyers have said.
Hong Kong court’s decision to ban some Telegram content slammed by legislators and digital rights activists
Legislators and digital rights activists fear the decision marks the first steps of an internet shutdown.
SEC announces “emergency” halt of Telegram’s Gram cryptocurrency sale
The complaint from the SEC is that Telegram did not pre-register its offer for sale.
Italian authorities want to crack down on newspaper piracy on WhatsApp and Telegram
Giuseppe Zafarana, commander of the Guardia di Finanza of Italy, said they will not rest to stop all distributors and consumers of illegal content.
Barstool Sports announces move to Telegram to avoid big tech censorship
Barstool isn’t the first media organization or personality to start diversifying their content channels.
Telegram’s design is putting Hong Kong protestors’ privacy at risk, engineers say
Telegram has been vital in helping Hong Kong protestors stay anonymous while organizing.
Telegram has been a valuable tool for Hong Kong protesters standing up to mainland China
Telegram has been particularly important in sharing news, information and organizing without giving away individual identities.
Google Assistant can now read your Telegram and WhatsApp messages, raising privacy concerns
Google’s Assistant wants access to 3rd party messages.
Apple stands in the way of Telegram’s censorship-free vision
Apple’s lock down of the App Store means it can censor content in apps such as Telegram. And it does.
Hong Kong news outlet Apple Daily is under DDoS attack after protest coverage
It’s not the only platform to be attacked during the current protests.