Iran wants citizens to swap Telegram for domestically made app featuring "Death to America" emojis
Israel and the Freemasons are also targets
Russia asks Google and Apple to remove Telegram from their app stores
Did it say please?
France is scared of Telegram, so they are making their own encrypted messaging app
Citing worries over snooping by Russian and US governments
Telegram is being used to distribute pirated content and streaming platform credentials
The messaging platform is a pirate's paradise
Telegram's appeal against handing over encryption keys in Russia is rejected
But it will appeal again
Telegram apps removed from iOS App Store over "inappropriate content"
They should return once the appropriate protections are put in place
Iran blocks Telegram messaging app amid anti-government protests
Officials claim the block is temporary
Telegram takes a step forward with support for multiple accounts
Telegram is arguably the closest there is to an alternative to Whatsapp. Multi-platform and fully featured, its latest update for Android and iOS introduces support for multiple accounts, among several other improvements.
Telegram 3.16 allows you to unsend messages
The latest version of Telegram offers your regular serving of bug fixes, a couple of new features and improvements – especially on Android. The most interesting of the latter is the new ability to unsend any weird or regrettable messages you might have shared in the last 48 hours. Telegram is multi-platform and available for download here for Windows, macOS, Android, iPhone, and more.
Three apps to combine all your messaging clients into one
Instant messaging is an increasingly competitive market and despite your best efforts to keep it simple, it's hard to avoid keeping two or three apps around to keep in touch with different groups of people. If this sounds familiar there are a handful of all in one messaging clients that can make things more convenient by keeping all your chats under one roof.
Mobile Messaging Feature-by-Feature: WhatsApp vs. Line vs. Viber vs. Telegram, and more
Messaging is not only among the top activities on smartphones (if not THE top activity), messaging apps are increasingly seen as social networks. After all people use them to send each other texts, videos, photos and other content either one-on-one or as a group. Sounds familiar, right?
Feature-by-feature rundown, PLUS a look at the top contenders' data policies
