Chat Themes, Live Stream Recording, Read Receipts in Groups and Interactive Emoji
Telegram for Android 8.0.1, iOS 8.1 and Unigram 8.1 are released
Chat Themes
— Choose one of 8 preset themes for any of your private chats;
— Tap the (⋯) button › "Change Colors" to pick a theme;
— Both chat participants will see the same theme in that chat – on all their devices;
— All chat themes have day and night versions and will follow your overall dark mode settings.
Record Live Streams and Video Chats
— Record video and audio from live broadcasts in your group or channel;
— Admins can start recording from the Settings menu (…);
— Choose between recording in portrait or landscape orientation;
— Finished recordings are sent to the admin's Saved Messages and can be easily shared;
— See that a stream is being recorded from the red dot next to its title.
Read Receipts in Small Groups
— Select one of your outgoing messages in small groups to see who recently viewed it;
— To protect privacy, read receipts are only stored for 7 days after the message was sent.
Interactive Emoji
— Some animated emoji now have fullscreen effects when tapped – like 🎆, 👍, 🎉, 💩, 🎈 and ❤️;
— If your chat partner also has the chat open, they will see the effects when you tap the emoji.
Read more here: http://telegram.org/blog/chat-themes-interactive-emoji-read-receipts/
Android: Google Play, APK from official website or verified channel.
iOS: App Store.
Unigram for Windows 10: Microsoft Store | Download | Installation help
#update #Android #iOS #Unigram
Telegram for Android 8.0.1, iOS 8.1 and Unigram 8.1 are released
Chat Themes
— Choose one of 8 preset themes for any of your private chats;
— Tap the (⋯) button › "Change Colors" to pick a theme;
— Both chat participants will see the same theme in that chat – on all their devices;
— All chat themes have day and night versions and will follow your overall dark mode settings.
Record Live Streams and Video Chats
— Record video and audio from live broadcasts in your group or channel;
— Admins can start recording from the Settings menu (…);
— Choose between recording in portrait or landscape orientation;
— Finished recordings are sent to the admin's Saved Messages and can be easily shared;
— See that a stream is being recorded from the red dot next to its title.
Read Receipts in Small Groups
— Select one of your outgoing messages in small groups to see who recently viewed it;
— To protect privacy, read receipts are only stored for 7 days after the message was sent.
Interactive Emoji
— Some animated emoji now have fullscreen effects when tapped – like 🎆, 👍, 🎉, 💩, 🎈 and ❤️;
— If your chat partner also has the chat open, they will see the effects when you tap the emoji.
Read more here: http://telegram.org/blog/chat-themes-interactive-emoji-read-receipts/
Android: Google Play, APK from official website or verified channel.
iOS: App Store.
Unigram for Windows 10: Microsoft Store | Download | Installation help
#update #Android #iOS #Unigram
Telegram
Chat Themes, Interactive Emoji, Read Receipts in Groups and Live Stream Recording
Today's update lets you set different themes for individual chats, share your feelings with loved ones using interactive emoji with fullscreen effects, record video and audio from live broadcasts, and see detailed read receipts in groups.
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The reason for blocking the "Smart Voting" bot
Several sources close to Telegram reported that the reason for blocking the "Smart Voting" bot was the refusal of app stores to release the latest update of the messenger on their platforms.
Pavel Durov noted that this decision was influenced by Apple and Google whose policies are increasingly covering the Russian Federation and which are forced to obey the requirements of the country's authorities.
Several sources close to Telegram reported that the reason for blocking the "Smart Voting" bot was the refusal of app stores to release the latest update of the messenger on their platforms.
Pavel Durov noted that this decision was influenced by Apple and Google whose policies are increasingly covering the Russian Federation and which are forced to obey the requirements of the country's authorities.
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Telegram Info English
The reason for blocking the "Smart Voting" bot Several sources close to Telegram reported that the reason for blocking the "Smart Voting" bot was the refusal of app stores to release the latest update of the messenger on their platforms. Pavel Durov noted…
Why was it crucial to publish the September Telegram update as soon as possible
The most important thing in this update is hidden under the hood. Earlier, Telegram used the "int32" value storage system (it has been since the launch of the application in 2013), where the range of user IDs, bots, groups and channels is already ending. In this regard, new users would simply lose the opportunity to register in the messenger, and the old ones would lose the opportunity to create groups, channels and bots.
Starting with the 8.1 update, a fundamental restructuring of all storage systems and scripts to "int64" has been done, providing for the expansion of this range. That is why the developers wanted to update Telegram as soon as possible, thus minimizing the risks.
The most important thing in this update is hidden under the hood. Earlier, Telegram used the "int32" value storage system (it has been since the launch of the application in 2013), where the range of user IDs, bots, groups and channels is already ending. In this regard, new users would simply lose the opportunity to register in the messenger, and the old ones would lose the opportunity to create groups, channels and bots.
Starting with the 8.1 update, a fundamental restructuring of all storage systems and scripts to "int64" has been done, providing for the expansion of this range. That is why the developers wanted to update Telegram as soon as possible, thus minimizing the risks.
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Telegram Info English
Chat Themes, Live Stream Recording, Read Receipts in Groups and Interactive Emoji Telegram for Android 8.0.1, iOS 8.1 and Unigram 8.1 are released Chat Themes — Choose one of 8 preset themes for any of your private chats; — Tap the (⋯) button › "Change…
Telegram Desktop has been updated to version 3.1.0
What's new:
— Some animated emoji now have extra effects.
— Send 🎆, 👍, 🎉, 💩, 🎈 and ❤️ to any private chat, then click on the animated emoji to launch the effect.
— If your chat partner also has the chat open, you will both see effects.
— See the "Watching" status when your chat partner is enjoying emoji effects with you.
— More interactive emoji coming soon.
— Right click one of your outgoing messages in small groups to see who recently viewed it.
— To protect privacy, read receipts are only stored for 7 days after the message was sent.
— Record video and audio from live broadcasts in your group or channel.
— Admins can start recording from the '...' menu.
— Choose between recording in portrait or landscape orientation.
— Finished recordings are sent to the admin's Saved Messages and can be easily shared.
— Fix a crash when joining video chat or live broadcast.
— Add a "Close to Taskbar" option when tray icon is disabled (Windows and Linux).
Download: with official website or GitHub.
#update #desktop
What's new:
— Some animated emoji now have extra effects.
— Send 🎆, 👍, 🎉, 💩, 🎈 and ❤️ to any private chat, then click on the animated emoji to launch the effect.
— If your chat partner also has the chat open, you will both see effects.
— See the "Watching" status when your chat partner is enjoying emoji effects with you.
— More interactive emoji coming soon.
— Right click one of your outgoing messages in small groups to see who recently viewed it.
— To protect privacy, read receipts are only stored for 7 days after the message was sent.
— Record video and audio from live broadcasts in your group or channel.
— Admins can start recording from the '...' menu.
— Choose between recording in portrait or landscape orientation.
— Finished recordings are sent to the admin's Saved Messages and can be easily shared.
— Fix a crash when joining video chat or live broadcast.
— Add a "Close to Taskbar" option when tray icon is disabled (Windows and Linux).
Download: with official website or GitHub.
#update #desktop
Telegram Info English
The reason for blocking the "Smart Voting" bot Several sources close to Telegram reported that the reason for blocking the "Smart Voting" bot was the refusal of app stores to release the latest update of the messenger on their platforms. Pavel Durov noted…
Pavel Durov commented the reason for blocking the Smart Voting bot
On his official Telegram channel, Pavel posted an article about why Telegram had to follow the Apple and Google policies when they suspended a voting app.
"Telegram gives its users more freedom than any other app. If Telegram has to temporarily remove some content due to a law, it means that other platforms would have removed it long before us.", — Pavel Durov wrote in his post.
On his official Telegram channel, Pavel posted an article about why Telegram had to follow the Apple and Google policies when they suspended a voting app.
"Telegram gives its users more freedom than any other app. If Telegram has to temporarily remove some content due to a law, it means that other platforms would have removed it long before us.", — Pavel Durov wrote in his post.
Telegram
Pavel Durov
I wrote a detailed post explaining why Telegram sometimes has to take unusual actions in content moderation, such as following the policies of Google and Apple when they suspended a voting app last week.
TLDR; Had the position of Apple and Google been different…
TLDR; Had the position of Apple and Google been different…
A security researcher blames Telegram of non-transparent conditions for finding vulnerabilities and low feedback quality in the Bug Bounty program
In the article, the user tells about a vulnerability they discovered in Telegram for Android. The subject of the error lies in incorrect operation of image auto-deletion in Telegram. After numerous requests, half a year later, the error was fixed in version 8.0, but there were no official messages about the fix from the Telegram team.
In addition, the researcher examined in detail the contract the researchers are required to sign to receive a bug bounty award. According to the author, Telegram forces researchers to keep silent about the discovered vulnerabilities even after they are fixed, which does not meet industry standards. After trying to get an explanation from the team, the representatives of the messenger stopped responding to emails and in chat.
Same conditions transparency issue was recently reported by another researcher, who discovered a vulnerability that allowed an account to continue receiving messages even after terminating its session. Both researchers gave up monetary rewards in exchange for the opportunity to cover the event in the media.
In the article, the user tells about a vulnerability they discovered in Telegram for Android. The subject of the error lies in incorrect operation of image auto-deletion in Telegram. After numerous requests, half a year later, the error was fixed in version 8.0, but there were no official messages about the fix from the Telegram team.
In addition, the researcher examined in detail the contract the researchers are required to sign to receive a bug bounty award. According to the author, Telegram forces researchers to keep silent about the discovered vulnerabilities even after they are fixed, which does not meet industry standards. After trying to get an explanation from the team, the representatives of the messenger stopped responding to emails and in chat.
Same conditions transparency issue was recently reported by another researcher, who discovered a vulnerability that allowed an account to continue receiving messages even after terminating its session. Both researchers gave up monetary rewards in exchange for the opportunity to cover the event in the media.
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Assigning a new owner of a group or channel when deleting the previous account
Article is here: https://tginfo.me/how-to-get-ownership-back-en/
#FAQ
Article is here: https://tginfo.me/how-to-get-ownership-back-en/
#FAQ
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Telegram may be slow
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are experiencing disruptions all over the world.
Telegram is currently "working slowly, but still holding on" - so the messenger team wrote on its Twitter. It happened due to the ongoing problems with the Facebook's services and the influx of users from non-working applications.
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are experiencing disruptions all over the world.
Telegram is currently "working slowly, but still holding on" - so the messenger team wrote on its Twitter. It happened due to the ongoing problems with the Facebook's services and the influx of users from non-working applications.
Large userbase is troublesome for Telegram
According to Pavel Durov, one of recent updates for the Telegram app had to be delivered as soon as possible due to a breaking change: the messenger is moving to int64 data format. Let's find out what that is and how does it impact the messenger.
Each user, channel, and chat get a unique identifier assigned to it. Since the launch of the service, this identifier is being stored in a 32 bits sized memory cell. This means the maximum user count this identifier can express equals to about two billion entities.
Telegram keeps approaching this limit, so the team urgently updated all their apps to support 64-bit sized numbers (max value of which is about nine quintillions), since it's impossible to solve the problem without an app update.
Telegram is smart about using their current numeric space, they assign identifiers in according number ranges based on user's region and registration time, but the team is running out of these ranges. Recent userbase growth caused by Facebook services unreachability (70M new users) made this problem even worse.
According to a Russian channel «СЛЕГ!», the messenger team started using their last available range of the old type identifiers for 50M future users which should last for about two months.
To avoid possible problems, you need to update your app to the recent version as soon as possible. It's unknown how the messenger team is going to work around this problem, but recently Telegram's documentation was updated to introduce a mechanism for forced updates, which was likely designed for the smooth transition to the identifiers of the new size.
According to Pavel Durov, one of recent updates for the Telegram app had to be delivered as soon as possible due to a breaking change: the messenger is moving to int64 data format. Let's find out what that is and how does it impact the messenger.
Each user, channel, and chat get a unique identifier assigned to it. Since the launch of the service, this identifier is being stored in a 32 bits sized memory cell. This means the maximum user count this identifier can express equals to about two billion entities.
Telegram keeps approaching this limit, so the team urgently updated all their apps to support 64-bit sized numbers (max value of which is about nine quintillions), since it's impossible to solve the problem without an app update.
Telegram is smart about using their current numeric space, they assign identifiers in according number ranges based on user's region and registration time, but the team is running out of these ranges. Recent userbase growth caused by Facebook services unreachability (70M new users) made this problem even worse.
According to a Russian channel «СЛЕГ!», the messenger team started using their last available range of the old type identifiers for 50M future users which should last for about two months.
To avoid possible problems, you need to update your app to the recent version as soon as possible. It's unknown how the messenger team is going to work around this problem, but recently Telegram's documentation was updated to introduce a mechanism for forced updates, which was likely designed for the smooth transition to the identifiers of the new size.
Sponsored messages are being tested now
Some more information about the upcoming sponsored messages feature appeared on the official localization platform.
What do we know:
• Sponsored messages is advertisement from the Telegram itself, not the channel admins.
• Advertisers can select channels they want to show their message on.
• Sponsored messages are an experiment for now and are being tested.
• For the testing period, only Telegram will make a profit from the advertising.
• As soon as Telegram will cover its main spends, the profit will be shared with participating channels owners too.
• In future the messenger website will have a panel for buying ads.
• Sponsored messages are located below all the channel posts (you need to swipe down to see it).
• According to Telegram's announcements, the ads won't be targeted and will not contain external links.
#monetization
Some more information about the upcoming sponsored messages feature appeared on the official localization platform.
What do we know:
• Sponsored messages is advertisement from the Telegram itself, not the channel admins.
• Advertisers can select channels they want to show their message on.
• Sponsored messages are an experiment for now and are being tested.
• For the testing period, only Telegram will make a profit from the advertising.
• As soon as Telegram will cover its main spends, the profit will be shared with participating channels owners too.
• In future the messenger website will have a panel for buying ads.
• Sponsored messages are located below all the channel posts (you need to swipe down to see it).
• According to Telegram's announcements, the ads won't be targeted and will not contain external links.
#monetization
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Sponsored messages requirements in Telegram
A Russian channel called Durov's Code found out about upcoming requirements for sponsored messages in Telegram. The rules are going to be distinctively strict and are aimed to allow only high quality promotions.
Advertising requirements:
• Sponsored messages can contain only text.
• Maximum post length — 160 symbols.
• The post mustn't contain external links.
• Only a single post per channel which is going to be displayed at the bottom after reading all the recent posts of the channel.
• Moderation rules and requirements will be way more strict compared to other platforms.
You can learn more about conditions under which sponsored messages will work in our post.
#monetization
A Russian channel called Durov's Code found out about upcoming requirements for sponsored messages in Telegram. The rules are going to be distinctively strict and are aimed to allow only high quality promotions.
Advertising requirements:
• Sponsored messages can contain only text.
• Maximum post length — 160 symbols.
• The post mustn't contain external links.
• Only a single post per channel which is going to be displayed at the bottom after reading all the recent posts of the channel.
• Moderation rules and requirements will be way more strict compared to other platforms.
You can learn more about conditions under which sponsored messages will work in our post.
#monetization
Forwarded from Beta Info English (Sominemo)
Telegram Desktop has been updated to version 3.1.8
What's new:
— Control video in fullscreen mode using arrows and numbers.
— Open locations in browser if default Bing Maps is not installed.
— Reconnect without timeout when network availability changes.
— Choose one of 8 new preset themes for any individual private chat.
— Click on '...' menu > 'Change Colors' to pick a theme.
— Both chat participants will see the same theme in that chat – on all their devices.
— Each new theme features colorful gradient message bubbles, beautifully animated backgrounds and unique background patterns.
— All chat themes have day and night versions and will follow your overall dark mode settings.
— Implement main window rounded corners on Windows 11.
— Fix audio capture from AirPods on macOS.
— Show small media previews in chats list;
— Show media album previews and caption text in chats list;
— Add "Quick Reply" and "Mark as Read" to native Windows notifications.
— Fix channel message views and comments counter updates.
— Sponsored messages support.
— Supported Background link preview.
— Updated TDLib: fixed crash & changed behaviour of read status in support chats.
— Fixed tapping on via @bot in forward header.
— Fixed bugs related to migrating to new identifiers.
— Other improvements and bugfixes.
Download: with official website or GitHub.
#update #desktop
What's new:
— Control video in fullscreen mode using arrows and numbers.
— Open locations in browser if default Bing Maps is not installed.
— Reconnect without timeout when network availability changes.
— Choose one of 8 new preset themes for any individual private chat.
— Click on '...' menu > 'Change Colors' to pick a theme.
— Both chat participants will see the same theme in that chat – on all their devices.
— Each new theme features colorful gradient message bubbles, beautifully animated backgrounds and unique background patterns.
— All chat themes have day and night versions and will follow your overall dark mode settings.
— Implement main window rounded corners on Windows 11.
— Fix audio capture from AirPods on macOS.
— Show small media previews in chats list;
— Show media album previews and caption text in chats list;
— Add "Quick Reply" and "Mark as Read" to native Windows notifications.
— Fix channel message views and comments counter updates.
— Sponsored messages support.
— Supported Background link preview.
— Updated TDLib: fixed crash & changed behaviour of read status in support chats.
— Fixed tapping on via @bot in forward header.
— Fixed bugs related to migrating to new identifiers.
— Other improvements and bugfixes.
Download: with official website or GitHub.
#update #desktop
Help needed in international Telegram Info channels
For 8 months, translators have been actively participating in international expansion of Telegram Info in more than 30 languages. This all is possible thanks to you — our volunteers, who translate news about Telegram into their native language.
However, some channels need additional translators:
🇪🇹 Amharic:
@tginfoam & @betainfoam
🇮🇳 Hindi:
@tginfohi & @betainfohi
🌷 Karakalpak:
@tginfokaa & @betainfokaa
🇲🇾 Malay:
@tginfoms & @betainfoms
🪴 Malayalam:
@tginfoml & @betainfoml
🇷🇴 Romanian:
@tginforo & @betainforo
🌺 Simplified Chinese:
@tginfocn & @betainfocn
If you want to help us with the translation into these languages or are ready to offer a new one, let us know about you in the feedback bot: @infowritebot.
You can see the list of all languages here: https://t.me/tginfoall/17.
For 8 months, translators have been actively participating in international expansion of Telegram Info in more than 30 languages. This all is possible thanks to you — our volunteers, who translate news about Telegram into their native language.
However, some channels need additional translators:
🇪🇹 Amharic:
@tginfoam & @betainfoam
🇮🇳 Hindi:
@tginfohi & @betainfohi
🌷 Karakalpak:
@tginfokaa & @betainfokaa
🇲🇾 Malay:
@tginfoms & @betainfoms
🪴 Malayalam:
@tginfoml & @betainfoml
🇷🇴 Romanian:
@tginforo & @betainforo
🌺 Simplified Chinese:
@tginfocn & @betainfocn
If you want to help us with the translation into these languages or are ready to offer a new one, let us know about you in the feedback bot: @infowritebot.
You can see the list of all languages here: https://t.me/tginfoall/17.
Telegram for Android has been downloaded over 1 billion times
This is the number of Telegram downloads from Google Play, but there are also other app stores. Moreover, there are still iPhone and iPad users downloading apps from the App Store, as well as Telegram clients for PC.
Pavel Durov reported 70 million new users in the messenger due to the Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp down, and IDs exceeding 2 billion in Telegram appeared this month.
Telegram overcame the 500 million downloads mark in the Play Store in May 2020.
#statistics
This is the number of Telegram downloads from Google Play, but there are also other app stores. Moreover, there are still iPhone and iPad users downloading apps from the App Store, as well as Telegram clients for PC.
Pavel Durov reported 70 million new users in the messenger due to the Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp down, and IDs exceeding 2 billion in Telegram appeared this month.
Telegram overcame the 500 million downloads mark in the Play Store in May 2020.
#statistics
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UK urges to impose sanctions against Telegram
"Telegram is the app of choice for extremists," said the leader of Labor Party and opposition in UK, Kir Starmer, noting that anonymous users use the messenger to post threats to "kill all women", "kill politicians", as well as homophobic insults, Islamophobia and racism.
Telegram representatives told the BBC that they were "surprised" by Sir Keir's statement, saying that "calls for violence are expressly forbidden on Telegram".
"Our moderators routinely remove content that violates this rule using a combination of proactive monitoring of public spaces and user reports," the Telegram statement concluded.
bbc.com/news/uk-politics-58980384
"Telegram is the app of choice for extremists," said the leader of Labor Party and opposition in UK, Kir Starmer, noting that anonymous users use the messenger to post threats to "kill all women", "kill politicians", as well as homophobic insults, Islamophobia and racism.
Telegram representatives told the BBC that they were "surprised" by Sir Keir's statement, saying that "calls for violence are expressly forbidden on Telegram".
"Our moderators routinely remove content that violates this rule using a combination of proactive monitoring of public spaces and user reports," the Telegram statement concluded.
bbc.com/news/uk-politics-58980384
Telegram has added new payment providers for Payments 2.0
From now on, PSB, Portmone, Paymega, and Cascad are integrated into the Payments 2.0 platform, that was created to provide fast payments for bot developers.
Payments 2.0 was introduced in April of this year. One of the bots that supports the new payment method is the verified @donate bot, which was created to accept donations to channel authors.
From now on, PSB, Portmone, Paymega, and Cascad are integrated into the Payments 2.0 platform, that was created to provide fast payments for bot developers.
Payments 2.0 was introduced in April of this year. One of the bots that supports the new payment method is the verified @donate bot, which was created to accept donations to channel authors.
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Telegram has launched an advertising platform
"Sponsored messages" in Telegram will be displayed in public channels with 1000+ subscribers and a limit of 160 characters.
Sponsored messages are based solely on the subject of the public channels in which they are shown.
The minimum price per thousand views for a sponsored message is 2 euros.
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"Sponsored messages" in Telegram will be displayed in public channels with 1000+ subscribers and a limit of 160 characters.
Sponsored messages are based solely on the subject of the public channels in which they are shown.
The minimum price per thousand views for a sponsored message is 2 euros.
promote.telegram.org
Pavel Durov commented on the announcement of the advertising platform
Pavel Durov announced the official advertising platform and explained why most users won't notice this update:
1. Telegram won't show advertising messages in the list of chats, personal conversations or groups.
2. No personal data will be used to display ads.
3. Official advertising messages in Telegram will be unobtrusive.
Pavel Durov noted that the advertising messages introduced by Telegram will be much more comfortable for users. The revenue from such advertisements will allow Telegram to continue providing users with a free and unlimited service.
Pavel Durov announced the official advertising platform and explained why most users won't notice this update:
1. Telegram won't show advertising messages in the list of chats, personal conversations or groups.
2. No personal data will be used to display ads.
3. Official advertising messages in Telegram will be unobtrusive.
Pavel Durov noted that the advertising messages introduced by Telegram will be much more comfortable for users. The revenue from such advertisements will allow Telegram to continue providing users with a free and unlimited service.
The advertising platform will be available only for large advertisers
To ensure and maintain high quality of ad content, a minimum advance payment of €2,000,000 is required to launch ads on the Telegram Ad Platform.
Of this payment, Telegram holds €1,000,000 as a deposit, and makes the remaining sum available to the advertiser to spend on displaying ads.
If the contract is terminated and the advertiser spent less than €10,000,000 on ads within the preceding 12 months, the €1,000,000 deposit is withheld by Telegram.
If the contract is terminated and the advertiser spent more than €10,000,000 on ads within the preceding 12 months, the €1,000,000 deposit is returned.
All ads must comply with the Ad Platform Terms of Service and the Telegram Ad Policies and Guidelines.
To ensure and maintain high quality of ad content, a minimum advance payment of €2,000,000 is required to launch ads on the Telegram Ad Platform.
Of this payment, Telegram holds €1,000,000 as a deposit, and makes the remaining sum available to the advertiser to spend on displaying ads.
If the contract is terminated and the advertiser spent less than €10,000,000 on ads within the preceding 12 months, the €1,000,000 deposit is withheld by Telegram.
If the contract is terminated and the advertiser spent more than €10,000,000 on ads within the preceding 12 months, the €1,000,000 deposit is returned.
All ads must comply with the Ad Platform Terms of Service and the Telegram Ad Policies and Guidelines.
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