Телеграм канал «Pavel Durov»

📝 All Telegram chatbots can now stream responses to users in real time — great for AI assistants.

🎆 Unfortunately, I had to leave Dubai for Europe a week ago — so I’m not only missing the free fireworks from Iran, but also exposing myself to greater risk. Given Europe’s crime rates, Dubai is statistically safer even with missiles flying. Can’t wait to be back.

➕ In addition to a new war, there’s also a new Telegram update. New features > new war 😏

What’s 📢📢: Member Tags, Login with Telegram, Disable Sharing, GIF Editing, Date Formatting, Voting Timestamps, Streaming Responses for Bots. Check it out: https://telegram.org/blog/member-tags-disable-sharing-and-more

💣 Russia has opened a criminal case against me for “aiding terrorism.” Each day, the authorities fabricate new pretexts to restrict Russians’ access to Telegram as they seek to suppress the right to privacy and free speech. A sad spectacle of a state afraid of its own people. 🤦‍♂️

😎 Telegram built the most powerful API for chatbot and mini app developers — and made it free.

😙 We keep expanding it with features like these colored buttons and custom emoji.

😏 Track what’s new here: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api

🔥Telegram for Android got its biggest redesign in 10 years. A few details to iron out, but it’s mostly complete — and already available to everyone.

Russia is restricting access to Telegram in an attempt to force its citizens to switch to a state-controlled app built for surveillance and political censorship.

8 years ago, Iran tried the same strategy — and failed. It banned Telegram on made-up pretexts, trying to force people onto a state-run alternative.

Despite the ban, most Iranians still use Telegram (bypassing censorship) and prefer it to surveilled apps.

Restricting citizens’ freedom is never the right answer. Telegram stands for freedom of speech and privacy, no matter the pressure.