Telegram plans to raise $ 1 billion in debt
Pavel Durov held private negotiations with investors to raise funds that would be converted into shares in the course of a possible IPO, writes The Information, citing sources familiar with the situation.
Pavel Durov held private negotiations with investors to raise funds that would be converted into shares in the course of a possible IPO, writes The Information, citing sources familiar with the situation.
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Telegram Founder in Talks to Raise Debt Amid App’s Explosive Growth
Telegram in the past week experienced a sharp influx of new users who flocked to the private messaging app after rival WhatsApp changed its privacy policies and Facebook and Twitter took a harder line on President Donald Trump and users promoting violence.…
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Telegram plans to raise $ 1 billion in debt Pavel Durov held private negotiations with investors to raise funds that would be converted into shares in the course of a possible IPO, writes The Information, citing sources familiar with the situation.
Pavel Durov denied rumors about meeting with investors
In his personal chat, Pavel Durov wrote that rumors about his alleged meeting with investors and banks in order to obtain funding are not true. He added that the team received loan offers from various institutions.
Getting a loan, according to Pavel, is one possible way to keep Telegram independent and committed to its values while the team is busy introducing the monetization described in December.
In his personal chat, Pavel Durov wrote that rumors about his alleged meeting with investors and banks in order to obtain funding are not true. He added that the team received loan offers from various institutions.
Getting a loan, according to Pavel, is one possible way to keep Telegram independent and committed to its values while the team is busy introducing the monetization described in December.
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Telegram plans to raise $ 1 billion in debt Pavel Durov held private negotiations with investors to raise funds that would be converted into shares in the course of a possible IPO, writes The Information, citing sources familiar with the situation.
Comment from a source close to Telegram on raising debt
This is a debt that can be converted into shares in case there is an IPO within a certain period of time (for example, 3 years or 5 years). This process is sometimes referred to as issuing "bonds".
If during this time there is no IPO, then nothing will be converted into shares, just the debt will be returned.
This is a debt that can be converted into shares in case there is an IPO within a certain period of time (for example, 3 years or 5 years). This process is sometimes referred to as issuing "bonds".
If during this time there is no IPO, then nothing will be converted into shares, just the debt will be returned.
Will Telegram be removed from the AppStore?
For several days, information about a possible blocking of Telegram in the App Store has been spread in channels and chats with a small instruction to prevent deletion.
For information about whether the rumors about blocking are true and whether the actions from the instructions will help, read our article: tginfo.me/tg-app-store-en
For several days, information about a possible blocking of Telegram in the App Store has been spread in channels and chats with a small instruction to prevent deletion.
For information about whether the rumors about blocking are true and whether the actions from the instructions will help, read our article: tginfo.me/tg-app-store-en
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Will Telegram be removed from the App Store?
For several days, information has been circulating on the network about the possible blocking of Telegram in the App Store and a small instruction that should restrict Apple access to your phone and prevent it from deleting the messenger. Are the rumors about…
Donations for Telegram and channel authors
Pavel Durov talked about opportunities to support both the messenger and individual channels in future versions of Telegram.
Pavel Durov talked about opportunities to support both the messenger and individual channels in future versions of Telegram.
Telegram rejects investment offer
Pavel Durov refused the offer of a consortium of Western funds to invest in Telegram, sources close to the businessman told The Bell.
According to the two people, investors valued Telegram at $30 billion and were asking for a 5-10% stake. The offer was made at the end of last week, and Durov has already rejected it.
Durov stated that Telegram is reluctant to take on "any form of exit" obligations for potential investors. The company is not preparing for a sale, merger, or IPO.
Pavel Durov refused the offer of a consortium of Western funds to invest in Telegram, sources close to the businessman told The Bell.
According to the two people, investors valued Telegram at $30 billion and were asking for a 5-10% stake. The offer was made at the end of last week, and Durov has already rejected it.
Durov stated that Telegram is reluctant to take on "any form of exit" obligations for potential investors. The company is not preparing for a sale, merger, or IPO.
Telegram launched a contest for iOS developers to create animations for the messenger interface
Task: implement iOS animations in Telegram for iOS based on the mockups provided, optimize them to run on older devices, and create an editor that allows tweaking their parameters.
Full description competition on website.
Deadline: 23:59 on January, 31 (Dubai Time)
Prize fund: $50,000 for the first round
#competition
Task: implement iOS animations in Telegram for iOS based on the mockups provided, optimize them to run on older devices, and create an editor that allows tweaking their parameters.
Full description competition on website.
Deadline: 23:59 on January, 31 (Dubai Time)
Prize fund: $50,000 for the first round
#competition
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Telegram stickers are WebP images. Previously, if you wanted to create your own sticker set, you had to first convert images to PNG, since that was the only format accepted by the official @stickers bot. This seemed rather redundant, since the bot would then convert them back to WebP.
But not anymore. Starting today, @stickers accepts both PNG and WebP files. Creating your own sticker sets has been easier.
But not anymore. Starting today, @stickers accepts both PNG and WebP files. Creating your own sticker sets has been easier.
In some online publications and Telegram chats, information appeared a few days ago about a fresh bug in Windows 10 related to the operation of NTFS.
What happened, what needs to be done, and how it relates to Telegram, in our article: tginfo.me/w10-bug-en
What happened, what needs to be done, and how it relates to Telegram, in our article: tginfo.me/w10-bug-en
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Another Windows Threat? No matter how
In some online publications and Telegram chats, information has appeared about a fresh bug in Windows 10 related to the operation of NTFS. You can see advice from the quite understandable "disable autoloading files in Telegram Desktop" to insane "format your…
Telegram is the most downloaded messenger for iOS in America and 45 countries of the world
Due to recent events, the influx of new users to Telegram has increased worldwide.
Pavel Durov called it “The largest digital migration in the history of mankind”.
Telegram was the most downloaded messenger on the App Store in 45 countries yesterday. These are practically all countries in North, Central and Latin America, post-Soviet countries, Africa and Asia.
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Due to recent events, the influx of new users to Telegram has increased worldwide.
Pavel Durov called it “The largest digital migration in the history of mankind”.
Telegram was the most downloaded messenger on the App Store in 45 countries yesterday. These are practically all countries in North, Central and Latin America, post-Soviet countries, Africa and Asia.
#top iOS
American non-profit organization demanded through Apple to remove Telegram
The non-profit organization (NPO) Coalition for a Safer Web has filed a lawsuit against Apple, demanding the removal of the Telegram messenger from the App Store.
The lawsuit was filed in the state of California. The organization claims that Telegram management did not take sufficient restrictive measures against users who spread extremist messages and calls for violence in connection with the riots near the US Congress on January 6.
The non-profit organization (NPO) Coalition for a Safer Web has filed a lawsuit against Apple, demanding the removal of the Telegram messenger from the App Store.
The lawsuit was filed in the state of California. The organization claims that Telegram management did not take sufficient restrictive measures against users who spread extremist messages and calls for violence in connection with the riots near the US Congress on January 6.
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🔗 Improved invitation links Continuing to respond to messages in his group, Pavel Durov said that in the next updates it will be possible to make invitation links limited in time and / or the number of uses.
Improved private links in development
Pavel Durov said that the team is currently working on invitation links, limited in time and / or the number of uses.
Pavel Durov said that the team is currently working on invitation links, limited in time and / or the number of uses.
Pavel Durov spoke about the blocking of channels calling for violence in the United States
US users make up less than 2% of Telegram's audience.
Telegram welcomes peaceful debate and protests, but our terms of use expressly prohibit publicly disseminating calls to violence. Civil movements around the world rely on Telegram to advance human rights without resorting to harm.
Last week, our moderators blocked hundreds of public calls for violence that could reach tens of thousands of subscribers. The team continues to process messages from users, and actively removes content that directly incites violence.
Telegram welcomes political debate from all sides of the political spectrum, but will act quickly to stop those who incite people to harm others.
US users make up less than 2% of Telegram's audience.
Telegram welcomes peaceful debate and protests, but our terms of use expressly prohibit publicly disseminating calls to violence. Civil movements around the world rely on Telegram to advance human rights without resorting to harm.
Last week, our moderators blocked hundreds of public calls for violence that could reach tens of thousands of subscribers. The team continues to process messages from users, and actively removes content that directly incites violence.
Telegram welcomes political debate from all sides of the political spectrum, but will act quickly to stop those who incite people to harm others.
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Temporary Telegram invite links
In the Beta-version Telegram for macOS there is an interface for creating temporary invite links.
Administrators of chats and channels have the option to create several links that expire in time, or after a certain number of users click on it.
At the moment, the item is located in the "Group type" section, so it is available only to the creator of the group or channel. In future versions, the item will be added to the channel settings, and is most likely available to admins with the right to "invite users".
Link building does not work at this time because the client does not support changes on the server.
#macOS
In the Beta-version Telegram for macOS there is an interface for creating temporary invite links.
Administrators of chats and channels have the option to create several links that expire in time, or after a certain number of users click on it.
At the moment, the item is located in the "Group type" section, so it is available only to the creator of the group or channel. In future versions, the item will be added to the channel settings, and is most likely available to admins with the right to "invite users".
Link building does not work at this time because the client does not support changes on the server.
#macOS
Who can write to me
The item "Who can write to me" has been updated on the FAQ page .
People can text you on Telegram if they know your phone number or if you send a message first.
If the user does not know your phone number, then he can find and write to you in the following cases:
- When both of you are in the same group.
- If you have installed a username. You can be found by global search.
- If you turn on display in the "People nearby" section (by default it is off).
#FAQ
The item "Who can write to me" has been updated on the FAQ page .
People can text you on Telegram if they know your phone number or if you send a message first.
If the user does not know your phone number, then he can find and write to you in the following cases:
- When both of you are in the same group.
- If you have installed a username. You can be found by global search.
- If you turn on display in the "People nearby" section (by default it is off).
#FAQ
People nearby
On the FAQ page with, an item has appeared explaining the "People nearby" feature.
If the "People Nearby" section is open, users who are in a small radius (about 100 meters) will see you in the list. If you don't open the section, you will never appear in the People Nearby list.
To be on the list, even leaving the section, and within a radius of more than 100 meters, you need to click the "Make yourself visible" button. You can remove your profile from the list at any time by clicking on the "Don't show me" button.
#FAQ
On the FAQ page with, an item has appeared explaining the "People nearby" feature.
If the "People Nearby" section is open, users who are in a small radius (about 100 meters) will see you in the list. If you don't open the section, you will never appear in the People Nearby list.
To be on the list, even leaving the section, and within a radius of more than 100 meters, you need to click the "Make yourself visible" button. You can remove your profile from the list at any time by clicking on the "Don't show me" button.
#FAQ
90 million Telegram registrations in January 2021
In the service notification list, the messenger team announced that they had passed the threshold of 90 million registrations in January.
For comparison: about the first 100 million active Telegram users told in 2016 (3 years after the official launch).
#statistics
In the service notification list, the messenger team announced that they had passed the threshold of 90 million registrations in January.
For comparison: about the first 100 million active Telegram users told in 2016 (3 years after the official launch).
#statistics
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TikTok, VK, Instagram and YouTube, at the request of the RKN, are removing calls to participate in the rally. What does Telegram do?
Roskomnadzor said that TikTok, VK, Instagram and YouTube began to remove calls for children to participate in uncoordinated mass actions.
According to data departments:
TikTok has removed 38% of this information.
– VK - 50%.
– Instagram - 17%.
– YouTube - 50%
Telegram welcomes peaceful debates and protests, but deletes calls for violence, including calls to make Molotov cocktails.
"Information involving minors in illegal actions dangerous to their life and health" does not violate existing rules Telegram.
Roskomnadzor said that TikTok, VK, Instagram and YouTube began to remove calls for children to participate in uncoordinated mass actions.
According to data departments:
TikTok has removed 38% of this information.
– VK - 50%.
– Instagram - 17%.
– YouTube - 50%
Telegram welcomes peaceful debates and protests, but deletes calls for violence, including calls to make Molotov cocktails.
"Information involving minors in illegal actions dangerous to their life and health" does not violate existing rules Telegram.
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Change volume for individual voice chat users, individual mutes
In Beta-version of Telegram for macOS Voice chats got an upgrade.
Now a user can change the volume or completely mute individual users for himself.
Currently, the mute button doesn't work (changing the volume to 0 is equivalent to muting).
In Beta-version of Telegram for macOS Voice chats got an upgrade.
Now a user can change the volume or completely mute individual users for himself.
Currently, the mute button doesn't work (changing the volume to 0 is equivalent to muting).
Donald Trump's son started a Telegram channel
He expressed dissatisfaction with the policies of social media such as Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. According to him, there is pressure on users of these services, who adhere to conservative views.
“I'm glad to be here on Telegram,” – said Trump Jr.
t.me/TrumpJr
He expressed dissatisfaction with the policies of social media such as Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. According to him, there is pressure on users of these services, who adhere to conservative views.
“I'm glad to be here on Telegram,” – said Trump Jr.
t.me/TrumpJr