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Telegram blocked over 44 million groups in 2025
Telegram blocked more than 44 million groups and communities linked to prohibited content last year.
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Telegram tests its own casino platform. Here’s how it works
Telegram appears to be testing a new feature called Emoji Stake.
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Telegram introduces AI summaries and a new iOS design
Telegram has released its first update of 2026, bringing several notable new features to the platform.
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“The Populist”: a new book on Pavel Durov and Telegram as a political phenomenon
Journalist Nikolai V. Kononov has released a new book, The Populist: The Untold Story of Pavel Durov and Telegram, a continuation of his earlier biography of Telegram’s founder.
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Telegram adds Passkey login support
The stable versions of Telegram for iOS and Android have introduced support for logging in using passkeys.
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Telegram simplifies adding music to Stories
Telegram has released update 12.2.9 for Android and 12.2.2 for iOS.
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Telegram to add passkey login support
Telegram is testing passkey-based login.
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Telegram launches design contest for “Telegram Nodes”
Telegram has announced the start of its Design Contest 2025, inviting creators to develop the visual concept for Telegram Nodes.
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Telegram launches Cocoon, a decentralized network for processing AI requests
Pavel Durov has announced the launch of Cocoon, a confidential, open and decentralized compute network designed to securely handle artificial intelligence workloads.
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Conor McGregor criticizes Nurmagomedov over Telegram Gifts
Conor McGregor has entered the controversy surrounding Khabib Nurmagomedov’s exclusive collectible Telegram gifts.
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Khabib Nurmagomedov deletes Telegram Gift posts amid backlash
Posts promoting Telegram’s exclusive collectible gifts featuring Khabib Nurmagomedov have disappeared from the fighter’s social media accounts