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Telegram users will now be able to send and receive payments in the form of Tether (USDT), within the app. Users will be able to select the USDT altcoin within their Telegram chat boxes to instantly transfer money to their peers.

Kerala High Court on Wednesday disposed of a PIL seeking to block access to the instant messaging service 'Telegram' in India.

Meta Platforms on Friday launched its subscription service in the US, which would allow Facebook and Instagram users pay for verification in the same vein as Elon Musk-owned Twitter. The Meta Verified service will give users a blue badge after they verify their accounts using a government ID and will cost $11.99 (nearly Rs. 990) per month on the w...

US tech giant Apple has paid a 906 million rouble ($12.12 million) fine in a Russian antitrust case alleging abuse of its dominance in the mobile apps market, Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said on its Telegram channel today.

Opera has announced that it will integrate AI-generated content services into its Opera browser for PC and smartphones. The company will reportedly bring ChatGPT-powered AI content services to the browsers enabling users to get direct access to platforms such as TikTok, Telegram, WhatsApp. The browser is planning to add popular AI-generated content...

COAI on Tuesday pitched for licensing and light-touch regulation for OTT communication services, as part of its suggestions on definition of OTT networks as part of the draft telecom bill. The telecom operators' body also said that OTT services, which include apps like WhatsApp, Signal, Google Meet, and Telegram, should directly compensate telcos f...

Telegram has been hit with a EUR 5.125 million (roughly Rs. 41 crore) fine in Germany, according to the Federal Office of Justice. The messaging service failed to comply with German law that requires apps to establish a lawful way for reporting illegal content and name an entity in Germany to receive official communication.

Instant messaging and calling service WhatsApp premium subscription service has not officially launched yet; however, it is now available for beta users. As per the report, the premium subscription will be tailored towards businesses, which means that most of the paid features aren't going to be particularly useful for the average user.

Telegram Premium price in India has been slashed by over 60 percent. The messaging service will now charge users Rs. 179 a month for access to larger 4GB file uploads, faster downloads, and the ability to convert voice messages into text, among other features. The Telegram Premium subscription was previously priced at Rs. 469 in the country.

WhatsApp on Thursday said it was working to keep users in the country connected via its messaging app, amid a widespread internet shutdown imposed after nationwide protests over the death of 22-year-old Iranian Mahsa Amini. The Meta-owned messaging service and Instagram were blocked in the country following public outrage with reports of security f...

Telegram has been directed by the Delhi High Court to disclose details of users on the messaging service providing illegal access to copyrighted content, in a sealed cover. The court observed that the plaintiffs in a copyright case would be rendered remediless to recover damages for the "illegal" sharing of teaching materials on Telegram under "ma...

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has proposed bringing its platform usernames and channel links to market as NFTs, similar to the popular existing Web 3 domain providers like The Open Network and Ethereum Naming Service (ENS).

Russia regulator Rozkomnadzor said on Friday that it was would take punitive action against TikTok, Telegram messaging service, Zoom Video Communications, chat tool Discord and Pinterest. The country's regulator did not say what action it would take against the five foreign IT companies, but revealed that they had violated online content laws, whic...

Russia has reportedly fined streaming service Twitch RUB 2 million (roughly Rs. 26,21,100) for hosting a short video containing what it calls "fake" information about alleged war crimes in the Ukrainian town of Bucha. The court accused Twitch of failing to remove a 31-second clip of a girl from the town of Bucha, according to reports.

The beauty of Telegram Premium is that if just 2.5 percent to 3 percent of our users sign up for this subscription, Telegram will cover its costs, supported purely by its users, said founder Pavel Durov he said on Telegram on Tuesday.

Telegram users will now be able to send and receive payments in the form of Tether (USDT), within the app. Users will be able to select the USDT altcoin within their Telegram chat boxes to instantly transfer money to their peers.

Kerala High Court on Wednesday disposed of a PIL seeking to block access to the instant messaging service 'Telegram' in India.

Meta Platforms on Friday launched its subscription service in the US, which would allow Facebook and Instagram users pay for verification in the same vein as Elon Musk-owned Twitter. The Meta Verified service will give users a blue badge after they verify their accounts using a government ID and will cost $11.99 (nearly Rs. 990) per month on the w...

US tech giant Apple has paid a 906 million rouble ($12.12 million) fine in a Russian antitrust case alleging abuse of its dominance in the mobile apps market, Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said on its Telegram channel today.

Opera has announced that it will integrate AI-generated content services into its Opera browser for PC and smartphones. The company will reportedly bring ChatGPT-powered AI content services to the browsers enabling users to get direct access to platforms such as TikTok, Telegram, WhatsApp. The browser is planning to add popular AI-generated content...

COAI on Tuesday pitched for licensing and light-touch regulation for OTT communication services, as part of its suggestions on definition of OTT networks as part of the draft telecom bill. The telecom operators' body also said that OTT services, which include apps like WhatsApp, Signal, Google Meet, and Telegram, should directly compensate telcos f...

Telegram has been hit with a EUR 5.125 million (roughly Rs. 41 crore) fine in Germany, according to the Federal Office of Justice. The messaging service failed to comply with German law that requires apps to establish a lawful way for reporting illegal content and name an entity in Germany to receive official communication.

Instant messaging and calling service WhatsApp premium subscription service has not officially launched yet; however, it is now available for beta users. As per the report, the premium subscription will be tailored towards businesses, which means that most of the paid features aren't going to be particularly useful for the average user.

Telegram Premium price in India has been slashed by over 60 percent. The messaging service will now charge users Rs. 179 a month for access to larger 4GB file uploads, faster downloads, and the ability to convert voice messages into text, among other features. The Telegram Premium subscription was previously priced at Rs. 469 in the country.

WhatsApp on Thursday said it was working to keep users in the country connected via its messaging app, amid a widespread internet shutdown imposed after nationwide protests over the death of 22-year-old Iranian Mahsa Amini. The Meta-owned messaging service and Instagram were blocked in the country following public outrage with reports of security f...

Telegram has been directed by the Delhi High Court to disclose details of users on the messaging service providing illegal access to copyrighted content, in a sealed cover. The court observed that the plaintiffs in a copyright case would be rendered remediless to recover damages for the "illegal" sharing of teaching materials on Telegram under "ma...

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has proposed bringing its platform usernames and channel links to market as NFTs, similar to the popular existing Web 3 domain providers like The Open Network and Ethereum Naming Service (ENS).

Russia regulator Rozkomnadzor said on Friday that it was would take punitive action against TikTok, Telegram messaging service, Zoom Video Communications, chat tool Discord and Pinterest. The country's regulator did not say what action it would take against the five foreign IT companies, but revealed that they had violated online content laws, whic...

Russia has reportedly fined streaming service Twitch RUB 2 million (roughly Rs. 26,21,100) for hosting a short video containing what it calls "fake" information about alleged war crimes in the Ukrainian town of Bucha. The court accused Twitch of failing to remove a 31-second clip of a girl from the town of Bucha, according to reports.

The beauty of Telegram Premium is that if just 2.5 percent to 3 percent of our users sign up for this subscription, Telegram will cover its costs, supported purely by its users, said founder Pavel Durov he said on Telegram on Tuesday.