关于在中国地区使用的问题汇总 lencx ChatGPT Discussion #133
Ads from Telegram’s “Sponsored Messages” platform began to appear in channels with more than 1000 followers in October 2021. In January 2026, AI summaries were introduced, which allow users to summarize long posts in channels or the text of articles that support Instant View. Such bots are used, among other things, to emulate and play old games in the app and inform users about vaccine availability for COVID-19. Premium users get access to additional settings, like instant chat translation, and the ability to restrict who can send them text and voice messages. Similar to other social platforms, Telegram users can post stories, a type of short-form content. In October 2024, Telegram added increased messaging limits for bots, allowing bots to send up to 1000 messages per second to their users.
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- In August 2025, the German public media broadcaster NDR closed its tagesschau Telegram channel, which published summaries of news stories from the German television news service by the same name.
- Telegram introduced affiliate programs in December 2024 that allow developers to create an affiliate program for their bot or mini app.
North Macedonia President Stevo Pendarovski and Prime Minister Zoran Zaev demanded an immediate response from Telegram and threatened to completely restrict access to the app in the country if no action was taken. British far-right publication TR.news, following multiple deplatformings, launched Basswin UK a Telegram channel to spread its posts and the Institute for Strategic Dialogue reported that Irish far-right groups grew substantially between 2019 and 2020. Far-right and white supremacist communities on Telegram have spread videos of the Christchurch and Halle shootings in groups and channels after the original livestreams were taken down by Twitch.
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In March 2025, Pavel Durov announced that Telegram surpassed 1 billion monthly active users. In July 2023, Telegram surpassed 800 million monthly active users, later reaching 900 million in March 2024 and 950 million in July 2024. On 19 June 2022, Telegram announced that it had reached 700 million monthly active users.
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In June 2024, Telegram launched Telegram Stars to facilitate in-app purchases of digital goods and services, in compliance with policies from the App Store and Play Store. Durov said the bond sale “will further solidify our position as an independent platform that is able to challenge the ‘Goliaths’ of our industry”. According to press reports, prior to the bonds placement, Durov had rejected an investment offer for a 5–10% stake in the company as well as several undisclosed ones, valuing the company in a $30–40 billion range.
As of March 2025,update Telegram has more than 1 billion monthly active users, with India as the country with the most users. Telegram offers end-to-end encryption in voice and video calls, and optionally in private chats if both participants use a mobile device. Telegram (also known as Telegram Messenger) is a cloud-based, cross-platform social media and instant messaging (IM) service.
The post included a screenshot showing an internal email sent by the App Store to developers, demanding the takedown of content related to Navalny. Navalny’s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh called the block and the deletion of the tactical voting app from app stores “censorship … imposed by private companies”. The blocking of the main Smart Voting bot was criticized by allies of Alexei Navalny, a Kremlin critic and former opposition leader.
Telegram stated that it does not have access to the data, while the platform will share the information only with the authorized recipient. When an online service requires such identification documents and verification, it forwards the information to the platform with the user’s permission. It asks users to upload their own official documents such as passport, identity card, driver license, etc. The gateway sends users’ Telegram name, username, and profile picture to the website owner, while users’ phone number remains hidden. It features a website widget that could be embedded into websites, allowing users to sign into a third party website with their Telegram account.
