Facebook’s massive outage saw millions sign up to rival apps
Facebook’s calamitous global outage, which also affected Messenger and WhatsApp, apparently prompted tens of millions of users to seek out rival apps.
Antifascists out Proud Boys and Neo-Nazi groups behind ‘White Lives Matter’ rallies
If you see any “White Lives Matter” events, marches, or rallies happening in your town on Sunday, you can be sure the Proud Boys are behind them. How do we…
What is Telegram?
With a focus on security and privacy, Telegram offers an encrypted messaging app platform to chat with friends and family; here’s everything we know about it.
What you need to know about Telegram, the WhatsApp alternative
Are you looking to leave the Facebook-owned private messaging app WhatsApp? You’re not alone. Following a terms of service update that now allows WhatsApp to share your data with its…
Apple sued to remove Telegram over anti-Semitic posts
Telegram’s star is on the rise, but as the secure messaging app used by protest organizers, political dissidents, revenge porn seekers, and white supremacists alike gets even more popular, reaching…
Warning: Telegram is not end-to-end encrypted by default
After tech behemoths like Twitter moved to ban Trump and thousands of other far-right accounts, millions moved to apps like Signal and Telegram for their encrypted messaging services. There’s one…
Telegram blocks ‘dozens’ of channels calling for violence
Facebook isn’t the only platform with a violence problem. A week after a group of pro-Donald Trump extremists occupied the U.S Capitol building, the popular messaging app Telegram confirmed Wednesday…
Telegram hits 500 million active users amid WhatsApp backlash
Telegram is experiencing a surge of new users as many WhatsApp users reconsider their loyalty to the Facebook-owned chat platform. On Tuesday, Telegram sent users a message saying the service…
Telegram launches one-on-one video calls with end-to-end encryption
It aims to launch group video calls in the coming months