Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Accuses Apple For Inability To Release New Updates
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov criticized Apple's opaque review process for preventing them from releasing a new upgrade that would affect how individuals access themselves in chat. He went on to say that the update had been bogged down in Apple's approval process for two weeks. Durov went on to attack Apple, claiming that if one of the top 10… read-more
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Telegram To Introduce Premium Subscription Plan
Telegram Premium will be introduced later in June, according to Pavel Durov, the CEO of the messaging app Telegram. Users will be required to pay for some functions beginning in June. Telegram, on the other hand, will not charge for existing features and would only charge for new ones. Durov stated that some of the capabilities would be available to users who have not subscribed to Telegram Premium.
Tags: Telegram, Messaging app, Premium, New feature, pavel durov
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Telegram-Verified 'Donate' To Accept Crypto Payments Soon
Telegram will soon accept crypto payments via chats, announced co-founder Pavel Durov. Telegram Open Network (TON) was a blockchain project started in partnership with Telegram. However, Telegram officially stepped back, following which Toncoin has become as its independent project. In partnership with 'Donate', the Telegram verified payment platform, will allow the users to donate and pay through bitcoin (crypto currency).
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Telegram Gains From WhatsApp Row, Logs 500 Million Active Users
Messaging service provider Telegram has touched 500-million active users mark after 25 million new users downloaded the app in last 72 hours, confirmed its founder Pavel Durov. Benefitting from the row over WhatsApp's policy changes, Telegram recorded 38% new users from Asia, besides Europe (27%), Latin America (21%) and Middle East and North Africa (8%). Meanwhile, Durov is planning to monetise the platform with premium features and channel… read-more
Tags: WhatsApp, Telegram, pavel durov, Technology
Courtesy: The Indian Express