Category: telegram

China flooded Telegram to stem dissent in Hong Kong, hints founder

[ad_1] On Twitter, Durov said China had launched a large distributed denial of service attack (DDoS) against its network. This comes during a time of civil unrest in Hong Kong, where this week ten of thousands of demonstrators have been protesting against legislation that would allow extraditions to China. Many of the protestors use Telegram […]

Telegram users can delete any message in their private chat history

[ad_1] Company founder Pavel Durov noted in his public Telegram channel that the potential for misuse of old messages is getting worse. Something you said can be “taken out of context” and used to hurt you years down the line, Durov said. This ostensibly gives you “complete control” over conversations, rather than trusting someone else […]