Pavel Durov

Telegram to let you delete messages sent by other users in personal and group chats

With the update, Telegram has also dropped the 48-hours time limit for deleting messages.

Facebook's global outage results in Telegram gaining 3 million new users

Telegram is a free encrypted messaging service similar to WhatsApp that runs on user donations.

If you're looking for alternatives to WhatsApp, here are three recommendations

In the wake of lynchings resulting from WhatsApp forwards, looking for alternatives is a good idea.

Apple has finally approved an updated version of the Telegram app, after it allegedly rejected app updates

A day after Telegram complained that it had been prevented from getting software improvements in iPhones, Apple has finally approved an updated version

Paper plane protests garner more support in Russia in an act to make establishment lift ban on Telegram

Telegram’s founder, Russian entrepreneur Pavel Durov, called for “digital resistance”

Russia rules that Telegram has to provide encryption keys to access private user data

Telegram had appealed against an earlier ruling that it must share this information, but this appeal was rejected on 20 March.

Telegram and Telegram X were pulled from the App Store because they were serving child pronography to users

Apple has a strict policy against so-called "inappropriate content" and apps found in violation of these policies are taken down.

Iran blocks access to Telegram and Instagram amidst protests in the country

According to the BBC, restrictions to access Telegram and Instagram apps were imposed to 'maintain tranquillity'.

Russia fines Telegram messaging app for not giving law enforcement agencies backdoor access

A Russian court on Monday fined the popular Telegram messenger app for failing to provide the country's security services with encryption keys to read users' messaging data.

Iranian prosecutors file criminal charges against Telegram CEO, claims report

They allege that Telegram is used to spread uncensored news and political opinions, is rife with extremist propaganda and child pornography.