WhatsApp Channels are expanding to 150 countriesIt also has new features like allowing admins to edit Updates for 30 days. By S. Fielding, 09.13.2023
Telegram Stories are no longer limited to paid usersIt follows the July rollout of the Facebook Messenger-like feature for premium subscribers.By W. Shanklin, 08.14.2023
Telegram Stories arrive for paid Premium usersYou can display them forever or make them disappear at various times up to 48 hours.By S. Dent, 07.21.2023
Telegram Stories with customizable expiration times are coming next monthUsers can choose to display them forever or make them disappear within 6, 12, 24 or 48 hours.By M. Moon, 06.27.2023
Brazilian court lifts nationwide Telegram ban put in place over data demandThe company is still required to pay a daily fine for failing to comply with a previous court order. By I. Bonifacic, 04.30.2023
Brazilian court bans Telegram for failing to hand over data from neo-Nazi groupsThe company will be fined almost $200,000 a day until it complies with the court's orders.By M. Moon, 04.27.2023
Telegram’s latest update adds real-time message translationIts also adds a redesigned network usage tab, among a handful of other new features.By I. Bonifacic, 02.04.2023
Georgia is the latest state to ban TikTok from government-owned devicesIt's also prohibiting WeChat and Telegram over spying fears.By K. Holt, 12.15.2022
Telegram nixes paid posts on iOS after blowback from AppleThe service is working on ways for creators to bypass 'Apple's restrictive ecosystem,' CEO Pavel Durov said. By K. Holt, 10.28.2022
Telegram's latest iPhone update was held up over a new animated emoji setThe Telegram 'Telemoji' feature violated an App Store guideline about modifying Apple's emoji.By N. Ingraham, 08.13.2022
Telegram now offers a Premium subscription costing $5 per month4GB uploads, faster downloads, unique stickers and more. By S. Dent, 06.20.2022
Telegram founder confirms paid features are coming soonThe service will launch Telegram Premium sometime this month.By M. Moon, 06.11.2022
Paid Telegram features appear in latest betaThe messaging app may soon charge for some reaction emoji and stickers as part of a premium option.By K. Holt, 05.02.2022
Recommended Reading: Telegram is playing with fireThe week's best writing on technology and more. By B. Steele, 03.26.2022
Russian court finds Meta guilty of "extremist activity", but won’t ban WhatsAppThe judge supported a ban on Facebook and Instagram. By A. Khalid, 03.21.2022
Brazil reverses its Telegram ban after just two daysThe company says it wasn't getting the Supreme Court's emails.By K. Holt, 03.21.2022
Telegram has been banned in Brazil over disinformation issuesThe Supreme Court ordered Google and Apple to remove the app from their stores.By M. Moon, 03.19.2022
How Telegram found itself at the heart of the Ukrainian conflict A side-project from the founder of Russia's Facebook has become vital to many.By D. Cooper, 03.07.2022
Ukraine asks international volunteers to join 'IT army' against Russia"We continue to fight on the cyber front."By I. Bonifacic, 02.27.2022
Telegram adds iMessage-style reactions and hidden text for spoilersYou'll be able to translate messages as well.By K. Holt, 12.30.2021