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Telegram's dangerous game

It's one of the most important messaging apps in the world. Is it up to the task?

Casey Newton
Mar 22
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Stylized photo illustration of the Telegram logo with paper planes flying around it. (Dima Solomin / Unsplash)
(Dima Solomin / Unsplash)

Today, let’s talk about a tumultuous few days for the messaging app Telegram, and what happens when a company built to evade government censorship learns just how hard that can be.

Founded in 2013, Telegram has grown over the past decade to become one of the world’s most popular messaging apps. A recent Wired profile revealed th…

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