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Edward Snowden: Telegram CEO's Arrest a Violation of Fundamental Rights
Snowden took to his microblogging site X, formerly Twitter, to denounce French government action, saying that this incident shows everyone that it is not only the reputation of France at stake but of the global community as a whole. "The arrest of @Durov is a grave violation of the fundamental human rights of freedom of speech and association. It is disheartening to see French President Emmanuel Macron resorting to hostage-taking to access private communications. This action diminishes not only France but the entire world," Snowden said.
Under fire for Hamas videos, Telegram CEO to continue to host ‘war-related content’
He admitted that earlier this week, Hamas used Telegram to warn civilians in Ashkelon, a coastal city in Israel, to leave the area ahead of their missile strikes. “Would shutting down their channel help save lives -- or would it endanger more lives?” asked Durov in a post. He said it is always tempting to act on emotional impulses.
Remove child sexual abuse material or face action: Centre warns X, YouTube, Telegram
The notices served to these platforms emphasise the importance of prompt and permanent removal or disabling of access to any CSAM on their platforms.
New China-linked spyware targets Android users via fake Signal, Telegram apps
According to cybersecurity company ESET, the threat actors behind the malicious tool are the China-aligned APT group GREF.
Modified Telegram app with malware that puts your data at risk found
The malware within the malicious app can sign up the victim for various paid subscriptions, perform in-app purchases and steal login credentials, according to the mobile research team at cyber-security firm Check Point. The malicious app was detected and blocked by Harmony Mobile.
Telegram gets Stories feature, arriving in early July
"For years, our users have been asking us to implement Stories in Telegram. More than half of all feature requests that we receive are related to Stories," Durov posted on his Telegram channel. Users will be able to choose who can see their stories with granular precision -- Everyone, only their contacts (with exceptions), a few selected contacts or a list of Close Friends.
From WhatsApp to Telegram, how fraudsters are still conning Indian users
Although international spam calls have reduced in the past few days, people are still losing money via spam text messages on WhatsApp which has more than 500 million users in the country. A software engineer in Gurugram lost over Rs 42 lakh after scammers tempted him with promises of huge earnings for simply liking videos on YouTube, first via WhatsApp message and then adding him to a Telegram group.
Telegram launches shareable chat folders, custom wallpapers
According to the company, the new update will let users share entire chat folders with one link, create custom wallpapers for individual chats, use web apps in any chat and more. Now, chat folders can be shared with a link, inviting friends and colleagues to dozens of work groups, news channel collections, and more.
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