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363 articles decelerating

Telegram has appeared in 363 articles since 2015-02. Coverage peaked in 2024Q3 with 50 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Pavel Durov, WhatsApp, Facebook, Russia.

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363
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Acceleration
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publications

Coverage Timeline

2026-04-16
MIT Technology Review

How cyberscammers are bypassing major banks' KYC facial scans using stolen biometric data and virtual camera tools sold via public Telegram channels and groups

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  —  From inside a money-laundering center in Cambodia, an employee opens a popular Vietnamese banking app on his phone.Forums:r/technewsForums:r/technews:Cyberscammers are bypassing ...

2026-04-08
Wired 7 related

AI Forensics: in 16 Italian and Spanish Telegram groups, 24K+ men are sharing nonconsensual images of women and girls, buying spyware, and engaging in doxing

In Telegram groups, men are sharing thousands of nonconsensual images of women and girls, buying spyware, and engaging in doxing and sexual abuse.

2026-03-16
Wired 1 related

Criminal enterprises in Southeast Asian scam hubs are recruiting “AI face models” to facilitate crypto and romance scams; some demand 100+ video calls per day

Dozens of Telegram channels reviewed by WIRED include job listings for “AI face models.”

2026-02-19
Bloomberg 6 related

Russian forces in Ukraine are facing communications issues as SpaceX restricts Starlink access and Telegram faces a crackdown, per pro-Russian military channels

Russian forces fighting in Ukraine are facing communications problems from the dual blow of restricted access to Elon Musk's Starlink …

2026-02-15
Bloomberg 5 related

A deep dive into a global money-laundering ecosystem powered by crypto and messaging apps like WeChat and Telegram, used by drug cartels and criminal groups

A vast ecosystem supported by the gig economy has sprung up to clean all that cash.  —  The pitch was simple: Crypto for “cold hard cash.”LinkedIn:Tamer Yalav,Poppy Alexander,CAT Labs,Scott Greytak, a...

2026-02-14
Bloomberg 5 related

A deep dive into a global money-laundering ecosystem powered by crypto and messaging apps like WeChat and Telegram, used by drug cartels and criminal groups

A vast ecosystem supported by the gig economy has sprung up to clean all that cash.  —  The pitch was simple: Crypto for “cold hard cash.”LinkedIn:Tamer Yalav,CAT Labs,Poppy Alexander,Scott Greytak, a...

2026-01-27
Wired 2 related

How the explicit deepfake ecosystem evolved from images to high-quality video; an analysis shows 1.4M+ Telegram accounts signed up to 39 deepfake creation bots

2026-01-26
Wired 3 related

How the explicit deepfake ecosystem evolved from images to high-quality video; an analysis shows 1.4M+ Telegram accounts signed up to 39 deepfake creation bots

Sexual deepfakes continue to get more sophisticated, capable, easy to access, and perilous for millions of women who are abused with the technology.

2025-10-20
The Verge 9 related

X plans a Handle Marketplace to let Premium+ and Premium Business subscribers search for and request inactive usernames; rare handles range from $2,500 to $1M+

Explore inactive 𝕏 handles Available to Full Access Premium Businesses. Paulo Vargas / Digital Trends : You'll soon be able to buy that dormant X handle you've had your eye on Bella Javier Liamzon / T...

2025-10-17
404 Media 3 related

Hacker group Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters posts the alleged names, phone numbers, and addresses of hundreds of US DHS, ICE, FBI, and DOJ officials on Telegram

A group of hackers from the Com, a loose-knit community behind some of the most significant data breaches in recent years …

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Telegram has appeared in 347 Techmeme articles since February 2015. The biggest stories include French President Emmanuel Macron says the government was not involved in the arrest of... and Sources: Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested in France as part of a probe into Telegram.... Frequently covered alongside Pavel Durov, WhatsApp, Facebook, TechCrunch, and Signal. Coverage has shifted toward developer, regulation themes and away from safety, consumer.

Key Moments

2024Q2developer +7pts; consumer -20pts; funding -25pts
2024Q3enterprise -8pts; safety +11pts; consumer -5pts
2024Q4enterprise +21pts; safety +16pts; consumer +17pts

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