Forwarded from Pavel Durov
Today marks one of the most important product updates in the history of Telegram – Voice Chats 🎙
With Voice Chats, every group on Telegram gets a synchronous dimension that runs in parallel with its text-based stream. They are best on Android with overlays which are visible on top of other apps, but also look great on iOS with the sticky push-to-talk button and interactive animated waves. On Desktop, you can assign any shortcut to speak in Voice Chats while using other apps.
Check out the demos in the blog and make sure to update Telegram to the latest version:
https://telegram.org/blog/voice-chats
P. S. Minor fixes may be required in the iOS app for slicker animations in large voice chats. We’ll be able to push them to the AppStore in 4 days when the responsible team at Apple returns from holidays.
With Voice Chats, every group on Telegram gets a synchronous dimension that runs in parallel with its text-based stream. They are best on Android with overlays which are visible on top of other apps, but also look great on iOS with the sticky push-to-talk button and interactive animated waves. On Desktop, you can assign any shortcut to speak in Voice Chats while using other apps.
Check out the demos in the blog and make sure to update Telegram to the latest version:
https://telegram.org/blog/voice-chats
P. S. Minor fixes may be required in the iOS app for slicker animations in large voice chats. We’ll be able to push them to the AppStore in 4 days when the responsible team at Apple returns from holidays.
Telegram
Voice Chats Done Right
Today, Telegram groups get an entire new dimension with Voice Chats – persistent conference calls that members can join and leave as they please. Our 12th update in 2020 brings them to you just in time for remote Christmas carols.
Forwarded from Cointelegraph
OKCoin latest exchange to suspend XRP trading and deposits
The crypto exchange said the situation between Ripple and the SEC "will take time to reach a resolution."
https://ct.com/98ln
The crypto exchange said the situation between Ripple and the SEC "will take time to reach a resolution."
https://ct.com/98ln
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Bitcoin breaks $34,000
❗️Now that telegram has introduced voice chat, @Crypto and @WhaleClub will organize weekly chats on bitcoin/altcoin news, everyone is welcome!
Forwarded from Pavel Durov
I’ve been taking part in the discussion in the comments and answering questions. Here are some of the responses:
On Apple-Google censorship https://t.me/durovschat/518801
On making server-side code open https://t.me/durovschat/515221
On a privacy-conscious ad platform https://t.me/durovschat/527441
On US-based encrypted apps https://t.me/durovschat/519187
On encryption vs. usability when using Secret Chats vs Cloud Chats https://t.me/durovschat/527081
On maximising security of communication https://t.me/durovschat/527134
On Apple-Google censorship https://t.me/durovschat/518801
On making server-side code open https://t.me/durovschat/515221
On a privacy-conscious ad platform https://t.me/durovschat/527441
On US-based encrypted apps https://t.me/durovschat/519187
On encryption vs. usability when using Secret Chats vs Cloud Chats https://t.me/durovschat/527081
On maximising security of communication https://t.me/durovschat/527134
❗️The bitcoin/crypto community needs to have a discussion about Jack Dorsey and Twitter & their open censorship of dissenting opinions. This stands blatantly against what bitcoin stands for, censorship resistance. We encourage all our members to create or at least reserve their username on a good twitter alternative gab.com which uses mastoden, please pass this message on! Twitter wont change so we must reevaluate where we reside and stand against censorship.
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Telegram doesn't rely on Amazon or any other third-party cloud service. We have built our own secure cloud infrastructure, distributed across the globe. It took us a few years to create the technology to instantly sync encrypted data between our datacenters and to encrypt local storage in each of them in a way that would make breaking into any data-center and seizing servers useless. The encryption keys used to secure the Telegram Cloud are split in pieces and never stored in the same place as the information they protect.
As a result, our approach is more advanced and secure than what Amazon or any of these general purpose cloud services can offer. And since we run our own infrastructure, providers like Amazon can not block us.
Besides, we have no illusions about Amazon in particular. When Russia banned Telegram in 2018 (more about it here https://t.me/durov/80) we set up independent proxy-servers on Amazon's AWS to allow our Russian users to freely communicate on Telegram. Amazon was pretty quick to deny us access to their services, and I was told it was the position of Jeff Bezos. Back then Amazon managers told us they had to do it to defend their business, but as a result they also defended censorship. Other providers such as Digital Ocean were much more helpful when it came to setting up proxy servers to defend freedoms.
As a result, our approach is more advanced and secure than what Amazon or any of these general purpose cloud services can offer. And since we run our own infrastructure, providers like Amazon can not block us.
Besides, we have no illusions about Amazon in particular. When Russia banned Telegram in 2018 (more about it here https://t.me/durov/80) we set up independent proxy-servers on Amazon's AWS to allow our Russian users to freely communicate on Telegram. Amazon was pretty quick to deny us access to their services, and I was told it was the position of Jeff Bezos. Back then Amazon managers told us they had to do it to defend their business, but as a result they also defended censorship. Other providers such as Digital Ocean were much more helpful when it came to setting up proxy servers to defend freedoms.
Telegram
Pavel Durov
For 7 days Russia has been trying to ban Telegram on its territory – with no luck so far. I’m thrilled we were able to survive under the most aggressive attempt of internet censorship in Russian history with almost 18 million IP addresses blocked.
If you…
If you…
❗️Ledger releases further information of another data breach. We would like to remind users of other @hardwarewallets you can purchase.
https://twitter.com/ledger/status/1349375085774303233?s=21
https://twitter.com/ledger/status/1349375085774303233?s=21
Twitter
Ledger
The information obtained by these agents is 93% similar to the previous data dump. However, 7% (around 20,000) of the customer records breached are new. We have directly contacted the concerned users to inform them about this.
Forwarded from Pavel Durov
Since my last post, the already massive influx of new users to Telegram has only accelerated. We may be witnessing the largest digital migration in human history.
Following this global phenomenon, two presidents started their Telegram channels:
The President of Brazil – @jairbolsonarobrasil
The President of Turkey – @RTErdogan
They join a list of other heads of state already present on the platform:
The President of Mexico – @PresidenteAMLO
The President of France – @emmanuelmacron
The Prime Minster of Singapore – @leehsienloong
The President of Ukraine – @V_Zelenskiy_official
The President of Uzbekistan – @shmirziyoyev
The President of Taiwan – @iingtw
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia – @AbiyAhmedAliofficial
The Prime Minister of Israel – @bnetanyahu
(Note that such verified accounts typically show a blue check mark in your chat list and search results.)
We are honored that political leaders, as well as numerous public organizations, rely on Telegram to combat misinformation and spread awareness about important issues in their societies.
Unlike other networks, Telegram doesn’t use nontransparent algorithms to decide whether a subscriber will see content they subscribed to or not. As a result, Telegram channels are the only direct way for opinion leaders to reliably connect with their audiences.
By removing the manipulative algorithms that have become synonymous with 2010s technology platforms, Telegram channels restore transparency and integrity to public “one-to-many” communication.
Following this global phenomenon, two presidents started their Telegram channels:
The President of Brazil – @jairbolsonarobrasil
The President of Turkey – @RTErdogan
They join a list of other heads of state already present on the platform:
The President of Mexico – @PresidenteAMLO
The President of France – @emmanuelmacron
The Prime Minster of Singapore – @leehsienloong
The President of Ukraine – @V_Zelenskiy_official
The President of Uzbekistan – @shmirziyoyev
The President of Taiwan – @iingtw
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia – @AbiyAhmedAliofficial
The Prime Minister of Israel – @bnetanyahu
(Note that such verified accounts typically show a blue check mark in your chat list and search results.)
We are honored that political leaders, as well as numerous public organizations, rely on Telegram to combat misinformation and spread awareness about important issues in their societies.
Unlike other networks, Telegram doesn’t use nontransparent algorithms to decide whether a subscriber will see content they subscribed to or not. As a result, Telegram channels are the only direct way for opinion leaders to reliably connect with their audiences.
By removing the manipulative algorithms that have become synonymous with 2010s technology platforms, Telegram channels restore transparency and integrity to public “one-to-many” communication.
❗️Admin Tip:
Some Admins are getting targeted via private message, when the admin responds the malicious party strings certain sentences together to falsely report the admin, ideally don't respond to users unless you know and verified who they are, if you do respond form complete sentences that can't be clipped out of context.
Some Admins are getting targeted via private message, when the admin responds the malicious party strings certain sentences together to falsely report the admin, ideally don't respond to users unless you know and verified who they are, if you do respond form complete sentences that can't be clipped out of context.
Craig Wright is at it again ordering take down notices of the whitepaper from bitcoincore.org and bitcoin.org due to copyright, bitcoin core has issued the following public statement:
"Yesterday both Bitcoin.org and Bitcoincore.org received allegations of copyright infringement of the Bitcoin whitepaper by lawyers representing Craig Steven Wright. In this letter, they claim Craig owns the copyright to the paper, the Bitcoin name, and ownership of bitcoin.org. They also claim he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, and the original owner of bitcoin.org. Bitcoin.org and Bitcoincore.org were both asked to take down the whitepaper. We believe these claims are without merit, and refuse to do so."
https://bitcoin.org/en/posts/regarding-csw
"Yesterday both Bitcoin.org and Bitcoincore.org received allegations of copyright infringement of the Bitcoin whitepaper by lawyers representing Craig Steven Wright. In this letter, they claim Craig owns the copyright to the paper, the Bitcoin name, and ownership of bitcoin.org. They also claim he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, and the original owner of bitcoin.org. Bitcoin.org and Bitcoincore.org were both asked to take down the whitepaper. We believe these claims are without merit, and refuse to do so."
https://bitcoin.org/en/posts/regarding-csw
Founder of @monero, FluffyPony delivers a message to Craig
https://twitter.com/fluffypony/status/1352190813636325378?s=19
https://twitter.com/fluffypony/status/1352190813636325378?s=19
Twitter
Riccardo Spagni
I'm hosting the Bitcoin whitepaper, as distributed by Satoshi under the MIT license with the original Bitcoin code, on this site: craigwrightisnotsatoshi.com
As telegram has launched its group voice chats, we will announce voice meetups shortly, join @CryptoVoiceChat to check upcoming dates.