News list for "Telegrams"
Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, said in a post on X that the European Union specifically targets platforms that host "inappropriate" speech or dissenting voices (such as Telegram, X, TikTok, etc.). Those platforms that use algorithms to silence users' voices, despite the far more serious problem of illegal content, are largely untouched.
Helika, a data analytics company, reported that retention rates for Telegram games "hover around 5-20 per cent, well below traditional game benchmarks of 20-30 per cent". The analytics firm also said disappointing airdrops, particularly Hamster Kombat, caused the "excitement" of Telegram's click-to-make-money games to dissipate, after which Hamster Kombat's user base plummeted from 300 million in August to 41 million in November. The company added: "As the appeal of easy airdrop funding fades, s...
Pavel Durov, founder of encrypted instant messaging app Telegram Messenger, predicts that increased government surveillance will force the creation of secure communication devices inspired by cryptocurrency hardware wallets. However, Durov believes that increased regulation will force hardware devices dedicated to secure communication to innovate "just as we use hardware wallets to store cryptocurrencies". When it comes to company ownership, Durov said he avoids making venture capital (VC) inves...
