News & Reviews: TELEGRAM
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Jun 19, 2025
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has initiated civil court action against two Telegram channels—“Edisi Siasat” and “Edisi Khas”—marking the first time Malaysia is taking legal steps against Telegram.
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May 23, 2025
Telegram is one of the most popular messaging apps used by over 1 billion users every month. Not only does it have a large user base, but Telegram is now aiming to become one of the largest open platforms for conversational artificial intelligence. So, what should you know about it?
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Mar 27, 2025
Grok, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, is now available on the Telegram messaging app. The announcement was made this morning, with the chatbot now accessible to Telegram Premium and X Premium subscribers. You can ask Grok to fact-check and chat like they can on X now.
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Jan 21, 2025
Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil today revealed that a total of 18,785 pieces of content have been requested by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to be taken down so since 1 January 2025. These contents were on various social media platforms and violated the country's laws.
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Jan 20, 2025
Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil recently revealed that Facebook, TikTok, WhatsApp and Telegram have been identified as the most preferred platforms for scammers to commit fraud in Malaysia. He added that losses from scams and fraud on these 4 platforms had easily reached hundreds of millions of ringgit.
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Jan 09, 2025
When we started 2025, it was announced that both Tencent (WeChat) and ByteDance (TikTok) had acquired a social media license to operate in Malaysia. Meta and Telegram will also join the list soon but now, the Malaysian government is considering if LinkedIn is required to apply for it too.
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Jan 03, 2025
Two years ago, Twitter introduced Verified Organizations, now known as X Verified Organizations. It is an additional subscription plan for accounts owned by companies or brands to gain additional X-marks on their respective profiles. So, what should you know about it?
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Jan 02, 2025
As we kick off the new year, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) announced both Tencent (WeChat) and ByteDance (TikTok) have been granted licenses to operate in Malaysia. Meanwhile, Meta has also begun the process of obtaining the license for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
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Dec 27, 2024
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) today announced that Telegram and Tencent (WeChat) have begun the licensing process required to operate in Malaysia. So, what should you know about it?
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Dec 24, 2024
Telegram's founder has now shared that the messaging company has reached profitability this year. For this year alone, Telegram Messenger's revenue has reached over $1 billion. At the same time, it was also shared that the messaging service now has 12 million paid users. So, what should you know about it?
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