New on the Telegram Ads platform

Telegram Ads, the official advertising platform, has undergone several important changes in recent weeks. We tell you what opportunities are now available to advertisers:

• Unlimited External Links: This new feature allows advertisers to add custom UTM tags to links entered in the URL field to get detailed information about each traffic source.

• Fast food advertising is now allowed: the platform's previous ban on fast food promotion has been completely lifted.

• Information about the reasons for rejecting an ad: Telegram now tells the advertiser which group of requirements the ad does not meet: "Destination quality", "Destination functionality", "Irrelevant destinations" or "Manipulation of content".

• Ability to view CTR, CPM, CPC, CPS metrics for a published ad: thanks to this innovation, advertisers can evaluate the effectiveness of an ongoing advertising campaign.

• Possibility to use custom emojis in the text of ads: attract the attention of potential customers and subscribers with non-standard emoticons.

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Indonesian users now can post stories without Premium

Our readers report users with Indonesian phone numbers now can post stories without Telegram Premium.

We keep looking into expansion of this feature into other countries, final availability details are still pending.

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I've been selected from the waitlist to be a part of the TON Space Beta testing group.

@Wallet doesn't support having a TON Space on multiple devices at this time. If you want to add a new device, log out of your TON Space on your other device and try again.

Hackers from Sudan took responsibility for the morning failure in Telegram

Hackers from Anonymous Sudan have claimed responsibility for the early morning crash of Telegram, reports Durov Code.

According to Anonymous Sudan, their attack on Telegram was a response to the actions of the Telegram administration, which deleted their channel without any reason.

At the time the @AnonymousSudan channel was deleted, its audience was more than 120 thousand users. In a conversation with Durov Code, a representative of the group noted that he was preparing the next DDoS attack on Telegram.

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TON Space Unveiled: Exploring Wallet's Innovative Update

Stay in the loop with notable enhancements from the most popular tApps we have in the Apps Center. Today, we're shining the spotlight on the latest update from Wallet.

Introducing a new non-custodial wallet within Telegram: TON Space. Launched in response to the community’s desire for a secure, non-custodial space, this initiative by the Wallet team aims to give users complete control over their digital assets.

Initially, TON Space will support Toncoin, Jettons, and TON Connect technology. As it progresses towards a full release, expect a wider range of features, including NFT Collectibles, crypto exchange options, and staking opportunities.

This launch offers a unique opportunity for developers within the TON Ecosystem to integrate their products into Wallet and reach the service's +2.5M users. For crypto enthusiasts, it’s a golden ticket to be among the early adopters of TON’s latest development.

Wallet is expanding its accessibility to more developers and crypto enthusiasts. If this piques your interest, don't miss out on applying! The full release of TON Space is anticipated for all Wallet users by the end of Q3 2023.

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The full release of TON Space is anticipated for all Wallet users by the end of Q3 2023. ( End of this month )

1. An option to choose how long the media will be kept after opening

2. New animation for spoiler
3. Minor UI changes for the Media editor.

Telegram Is Preparing to Bring Stories to Channels

According to crawled data from @tgcrawl, changes were made in Telegram for Android that indicate that stories are coming for channels.

From the changes we can guess that there will be a boosting system similar to Discord’s. For example, the number of the stories that can be posted might depend on the number of boosts received by the channel form its subscribers.

Apparently, only Telegram Premium users will be able to boost channels.

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Updates to Web Bots, Stories for Channels and Channel Boosts

Telegram's Beta version for Android update hints at several upcoming features, as analyzed by the @tginfo team.

Channel stories and boosts
It seems that Telegram is working on a "boost" system for channels, reminiscent of Discord's. Boosts will allow channel subscribers to vote for their favorite channels. These boosts might unlock special features for administrators, such as the ability to post stories to the channel. The exact features and rewards based on this system are still unknown. There could be different levels with varying limits and functionalities, and the number of stories available for posting might depend on the number of boosts received.

It seems like only Telegram Premium subscribers will be able to boost, and as of now, it looks like Premium users will have only one boost in their subscription available at no extra cost. Telegram aims to introduce this feature to channel administrators in hopes that they will encourage their subscribers to give their boost to their channel. To facilitate quick access to the boost sending menu, a deep link will be provided. Users will be able to change which channel receives their boost only once a day.

Story enhancements
Users will be able to add background audio to stories.
An option to pin a story to a post will be introduced.

Improved login confirmation system
Instead of receiving login notifications via personal messages from the Telegram account, they will now appear above the chat list.

Statistics
Channel statistics will now include data about subscribers with a Telegram Premium subscription.

View photos or videos only once
A new self-destruct option will be added, which prevents media files from being viewed more than once.

Web bot platform update
App strings indicate that in the next update, Telegram will allow users to add shortcuts to launch Web bots from the Android app's side menu.

This feature might be available exclusively to select partner bots. It's highly probable that this shortcut feature was specifically designed for @Wallet, but it might be utilized for other partner bots in the future.

The Web bot platform itself has been renamed to Mini Apps, and using them will require users to accept separate terms of service.

Previously, an ability for Web-bots to store their data on Telegram servers was spotted in the app, with the data being synchronized across the user's devices. @tginfo speculates that this feature could've been developed for the recently announced non-custodial TON wallet. Testing suggests that the data storage feature in Telegram might also be exclusive to select partner bots.

It's important to note that all this information is based on speculations from the Beta version of the app, so the features might undergo some changes by the time of release.

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