Telegram was based in 2013 by Nikolai and Pavel Durov.
New Delhi: Pavel Durov, the CEO of cloud-based instantaneous messaging service Telegram, who’s going through legal costs in France, stated that the cross-platform, social media app is eradicating some options which have been used for “unlawful actions”.
Pavel Durov stated that Telegram will take away “Folks Close by” characteristic because it had points with bots and scammers and change it with “Companies Close by”.
Telegram additionally disabled media uploads to its standalone running a blog software Telegraph.
Du Rove’s Channel posted on Telegram:
- Telegram has reached 10 million paid subscribers. 10 million folks are actually having fun with Telegram Premium!
- At the moment, we’re introducing new options whereas phasing out a number of outdated ones.
- We’ve eliminated the Folks Close by characteristic, which was utilized by lower than 0.1% of Telegram customers, however had points with bots and scammers.
- As a substitute, we will probably be launching “Companies Close by”, showcasing legit, verified companies. These companies will be capable of show product catalogs and settle for funds seamlessly.
- We’ve additionally disabled new media uploads to Telegraph, our standalone running a blog software, which appears to have been misused by nameless actors.
- Whereas 99.999% of Telegram customers don’t have anything to do with crime, the 0.001% concerned in illicit actions create a foul picture for all the platform, placing the pursuits of our virtually billion customers in danger.
- That’s why this yr we’re dedicated to show moderation on Telegram from an space of criticism into one among reward.
About Telegram
Telegram was based in 2013 by Nikolai and Pavel Durov. Its servers are distributed worldwide with a number of information facilities. It has its headquarters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
As of July 2024, Telegram had greater than 950 million month-to-month energetic customers, with India main within the variety of customers, in keeping with a report.