Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave In the chaotic aftermath of an attack Tuesday on a Gaza hospital, as Israeli and Palestinian officials traded blame for an aerial barrage that killed at least 500 people, the militant group Hamas quickly turned to its primary messaging platform: the online chat app Telegram. Israel’s military … Read more
Telegram is also a hugely powerful recruiting tool, giving this movement a platform free of censorship or restrictions to spread its message to a much larger audience than it would have on other mainstream platforms. “Alt-tech platforms—and Telegram is really one of the biggest examples of this—provide these hate groups with a ready-made audience of … Read more
Telegram, the popular messenger 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 aspects of the ecosystem will be decentralized with help from two heavyweights: Telegram’s crypto partner TON Foundation and WeChat’s owner Tencent. Telegram has been working on a … Read more
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, a faithful and really lively person of Fb — on which he has posted every part from pictures of his grandchildren to threats towards his political enemies — mentioned Wednesday that he’ll not add to the platform and can as an alternative rely on the Telegram … Read more
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On Wednesday, Montana governor Greg Gianforte didn’t solely ban TikTok state-wide. He additionally accused Telegram, WeChat, and the buying app Temu of being “tied to overseas adversaries” and directed that they and comparable apps be banned from authorities units and all state enterprise. Gianforte additionally cited TikTok proprietor ByteDance’s CapCut video editor and Lemon8 as … Read more