📰 TDesktop 5.16.4 has an annoying bug, 💻 the gist of it is that if you open a profile or chat with someone, they end up in 📖your stories bar — above the chat list. Even if that person is not your contact. This is reported in this issue on GitHub.

Restarting the client removes strangers from your stories bar, but the bug will continue to work.

😠 Spammers use this bug for their own gain — dubious relayers in promoting their miniapps, and commentators in their channels. Be careful.

📰 Fraud scheme through a bot. 👿 There have been increasing cases where attackers manage to delete victims' accounts by transferring ownership of bots.

Described scheme process:
1. Attackers create seemingly innocent bots.
2. A random victim starts this bot.
3. This step is enough for the attacker to transfer the ownership rights of this bot to the victim.
4. Through the API, setMyName, the attacker changes the bot's name to imitate Telegram support or a @wallet wallet.
5. The attacker mass-reports the bot, after which the bot is automatically deleted, and your account may be deleted for «fraud».

💡 Recommendations:
• Do not start unknown bots, even if you are persuaded or asked, or found them in search.
• Start @BotFather; it notifies you of new bots received in your hands.
• If such a bot is transferred to you, IMMEDIATELY delete it using the /deletebot command, select the specific bot, and confirm the action.
• If you see nothing wrong, you can simply reset the token (/revoke) and change the bot's name (/editbot).

🤖 @BotFather is now available as a Mini App, making it easier than ever to create and manage your bots

Thanks :  💌💌💌

📰 Thousands of Non-Consensual Intimate Photos Shared on Telegram in China 🔞

A major scandal has emerged in China after reports revealed that thousands of men shared private and intimate photos of women without their consent on Telegram.
One of the biggest groups involved, known as “Mask Park,” had over 100,000 members before it was taken down. Despite this, similar smaller channels are still active, and the number of such groups could continue to grow.

📢 A Telegram spokesperson told AFP :

“Sharing pornography without the consent of those involved is strictly against Telegram’s rules. Such content is removed when found. Telegram moderators monitor public channels and delete millions of harmful posts every day, including non-consensual material.”

The issue has led to public anger, protests, and wide discussions on local social media platforms about online safety and privacy.

🔗 Read full article on CNA

📰 Telegram is testing "star levels" designed to see "reliability" of users. 👛 The levels are verified by spending stars on your account, and, accordingly, the more stars you spend, the higher the levels, and thus show your reliability. ⭐️ The "Learn more" button redirects to a blog with an innovation about stars.
🤷‍♀️ It is unknown whether early spent stars will affect the rating or not.

Users have questions and disputes about this innovation, and recall a similar function in VKontakte (ru), which Durov had previously founded.

@NewsAndTipsNT 📰

✈️ Telegram Android Beta
◾️Version: 11.14.0
◾️Build: 61019

What's New :

📓(🎁💎⭐️🔎)

• Ratings
• 🎁 Premium Gifts
• 💎 Option to receive only TON coin when selling gifts
• ⭐ Default Star
• 🔍 Limits for Search

🔄Previous Version

#beta #New #Telegram

🪙 A TON early adopter bought the @crypto username on Telegram for $350,000 2,5 years ago — and recently received an offer for $25,000,000. Here’s what he said about Telegram usernames:

“If these can’t be taken away from me, I want them all.”

💫 When people have direct ownership of their digital assets, magic happens — like this tokenized Telegram handle soaring 70x in value. Telegram users are sovereign owners: no middlemen, no confiscation, all secured by TON smart contracts.

✊ Telegram is the only major social platform that treats users as free people with unalienable rights — including the unbreakable right to own their digital identities and assets.

- @Durov

💎 TON Coin Spikes as Demand Soars

Toncoin's price has generally trended upward this week, #rising from approximately $3.25 at the start of the week to current levels around $3.52–$3.63 as of July 31, 2025

Recent gains are likely influenced by positive sentiment following large-scale treasury and institutional adoption news, though broader crypto market factors also contribute.

#Telegram continues to heavily promote the #TON blockchain, integrating it more prominently across its platform features.