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1️⃣3️⃣ Telegram turns 13 today. For over half that time — 7,5 years — it's been one of the 10 most downloaded mobile apps in the world. A whole generation has grown up with it 💪 🎂 Happy birthday, Telegram!

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BREAKING 🚜 https://wallet.ton.org is currently undergoing a maintenance ahead of Telegram 13th Anniversary. SOMETHING BIG IS COMING 👀

🍎 Last night, Apple briefly removed Telegram from the App Store because a single user had planted illegal pornographic content in a public group chat. ⬅️ Telegram was restored within hours. But I want to explain what happened — to warn other app developers and help protect online communities from similar attacks. 🧹Because Telegram quickly removes illegal content from public groups using user reports, AI filters, content hashes, and other moderation tools, the attacker had to resort to a technical trick. He inserted AI-modified illegal content by editing an old message in an active group chat. As a result, the content was effectively hidden from the group’s members, preventing them from seeing and promptly reporting it. 💰 The attacker was a takedown extortionist: someone who demands ransom from group owners in exchange for not targeting their communities. These extortionists use automated accounts to plant illegal content in public groups and then report it directly to Apple, attempting to trigger the removal of legitimate communities whose owners refused to pay them. 🤝 From a practical standpoint, illegal pornographic content in Telegram’s public groups is not a systemic problem. Our moderation is effective. The fact that attackers must resort to backdated, effectively invisible content and other technical tricks proves this. ⚠️ However, there are two important lessons here for app developers and online communities: — Extortionists have found a way to manipulate Apple into overreacting. Apple removed Telegram from the App Store before contacting us. This creates a potential systemic risk for every mobile app that hosts user-generated content. If an app used by more than a billion people can be removed from the App Store without prior warning, any app can be. — The tactics used by takedown extortionists are evolving, putting communities across social platforms at risk. Telegram has extensive experience identifying the tricks used by coordinated reporting gangs and protecting legitimate communities (even when doing so risks our own app being temporarily removed from the App Store). Other platforms may not be equally prepared. Stay vigilant! ☝️

BREAKING:🚜 Telegram has been removed from the iOS App Store worldwide. Apple has not provided a reason for the removal, and neither Apple nor Telegram has issued an official statement at the time of writing. Existing installations appear to remain functional.

BREAKING:🚜 Telegram has been removed from the iOS App Store worldwide. Apple has not provided a reason for the removal, and neither Apple nor Telegram has issued an official statement at the time of writing. Existing installations appear to remain functional.

🧠 The 2026 International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence starts today. As a token of support for those who will reinvent our civilization, we'll issue 🏆 240 exclusive Intelligence Cups to the winners. 💵 We guarantee minimum buyback prices ($1,000 per Gold Cup, etc.), but the cups' limited supply may make them worth much more on the secondary market. Good luck, AI coders! 🍀

📢 Important Notice Starting today, the Blum Trading chat bot has been shut down. Meanwhile the main Blum mini app is still working as usual. Thanks for using Blum! 🚀

BREAKING: 🚜 Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has placed Pavel Durov on an international wanted list, charging him with aiding terrorist activity.

BREAKING: 🚜 Egor released a new UTYA sticker pack. Link

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BREAKING: 🚜 Blum Trading Bot will shut down on August 1. Export your wallet before the date to avoid losing your funds.

Mainnet node owners Please update your nodes to the 2026.06 release now. See https://t.me/tonstatus/225. Failure to update your nodes will result in loss of network synchronization once legacy broadcasts are disabled in approximately one week.

$GRAM is about to get a lot more native to Telegram. A non-custodial wallet is coming to every Telegram app, putting self-custody in front of 1B+ users. Compare available routes on Rubic.

🌍 This summer will see the largest rollout of a non-custodial crypto wallet in human history. ⚡️Instant zero-fee crypto transactions for over a billion users are about to become reality. 💎 We're bringing a native non-custodial Gram wallet to every Telegram app! 🏳️

🎠 Telegram now supports carousels One small step for messaging, one giant leap toward turning cat photos into keynote presentations. 😺

The market got quiet... So did I. 🙃 The rumors are false. Alicia is not dead. I'm just patiently waiting for MTONGA's next step. 👀 Diamond holders always get the last laugh. Accumulate now before the FOMO starts. 🟢🟢🟢 THE QUEEN OF TELEGRAM CA- EQA2ZODfuz2DuAgXhJwEa552Q-iy8_2eWTdg0W3391IjML-E

BREAKING 🚜 Current GRAM price on Upbit is $19.89 😳

🩵 Telegram now has a Rich Text Editor. It supports tables, headings, inline media, lists, AI content, formulas, and more. 😈 Messaging apps will never be the same!