📰 Telegram has been blocked in Nepal. 🇳🇵 The Telecommunications Authority has issued a decree to block the messenger due to the increase in fraudulent activities within Telegram. Although the department does not name the number of money laundering crimes, according to the NTA, the number is growing.

All telecommunications service providers were instructed to immediately block Telegram.

📰 Changes to work in checklists: Previously, when users marked tasks as un-/completed, or when adding new ones, they received new service messages for this. Now such messages no longer arrive. The reason is simple: it was a very simple childish way of spam/raid. In private chats, such service messages still arrive.

To avoid this, prohibit other users from marking tasks as completed and adding new ones.

🔄: partial termination of sending service messages, most likely due to the server load for the above reason.

🔄 2: Messages are not sent in groups of 50 participants and above.

📰 New #Telemojis:

🎍,🍄,🎹,🪇,🥁,🪘,🪗,🎸,🪈

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📰 Telegram denies unwillingness to cooperate with local authorities and is surprised by this blocking, publishing the comment below.

Telegram is surprised by these statements. We consistently respond to legitimate requests from Nepal. Telegram actively moderates harmful content on its platform and removes fraud and money laundering whenever detected.

👑 Rare Telegram gifts, numbers, and usernames — once bought for just a few dollars — can now sell for over $100,000. But this surge in value has a dark side. 🤦‍♂️

⚠️ We’re seeing scammers blackmail users, trying to force them into handing over these valuable collectibles. There are also reports of channels extorting money by threatening to leak personal information or sensitive data. Some have even turned this into a business model — publishing damaging posts and charging for their removal. 💰

✋ This is both illegal and immoral, and it won’t fly with us. 🪰

🤙 If you’ve been threatened or blackmailed by scammers or channels, please report it immediately. Send me a private message in this channel with as much proof as possible. We’ll remove these bad actors from our platform and keep Telegram a safe place for everyone. 🪿

- @Durov

💡 If you can’t contact me directly due to the paywall, feel free to reach out to our support team at @notoscam to report any blackmailing attempts. Include the hashtag #blackmail in your message so it reaches the right team member. 📞

🫡 Unfortunately, I can’t remove the paywall from my account — when I do, I receive thousands of messages per minute, making it impossible to read or respond to anyone. 🛡

- @Durov

Premium Gifts ⭐

Telegram has released a new type of #gift on its test server — limited edition gifts that can only be purchased by Telegram #Premium users. According to sources, each user can currently buy up to 5 gifts, though this limit may change in the future.

📰 Now, in order to enable the function of displaying sensitive posts, you need to verify your identity by scanning your face to confirm that you are 18 years or older. Previously, this required activating the corresponding setting in the security settings, but in the Desktop or Web version.

😦 The innovation is related to a law from the UK, which will come into force soon. It obliges sites and applications to check users who want to access porn content.
🥺 We hope that it will only apply to users whose UK numbers (+44) are linked to their accounts.

🇺🇸 TON Wallet Now Available to U.S. Users

Telegram has officially made its built-in #TON Wallet available to users in the United States. The rollout follows previous restrictions that excluded U.S. users during the initial global launch.
The TON #Wallet is a self-custodial crypto wallet integrated directly into Telegram, allowing users to send and receive Toncoin, USDT, and other assets with no transaction fees. It also offers access to DeFi tools, staking, and tokenized assets—all within the Telegram interface.
Users in the U.S. can activate the wallet by navigating to Settings → Wallet in the Telegram app or by messaging @wallet.
This marks a major step in expanding Telegram’s #Web3 ecosystem to a broader audience.

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