News & Reviews:   TELEGRAM

Cybersecurity researchers from Kaspersky have uncovered a wave of Ramadan-themed online scams that attempt to hijack users’ Telegram accounts by impersonating government aid programmes. The scam campaign targets internet users by exploiting the festive season and the expectation of financial assistance during Ramadan. Victims are tricked into sharing personal information through fake websites that resemble official aid portals.

Telegram's first update of the year comes with AI Summaries. Through this, long messages in a channel can be automatically summarised so that users can more easily understand the main content. So, what should you know about it?

Recently, Telegram has launched several new features that make the user experience safer and more enjoyable. That said, what should you know about it?

Today, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has announced that internet messaging and social media platforms with at least eight million users in the country will be automatically regarded as registered holders of the Class ASP(C) Application Service Provider licence starting 1 January 2026, under the implementation of the Deeming Provision of Section 46A of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.

Starting 13 August 2025, Russia has imposed partial restrictions on voice calls made through WhatsApp and Telegram.

Telegram has released version 11.14.0 on 31 July 2025, introducing several new features aimed at enhancing user experience and content discovery.

Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil has revealed that among all social media platforms in Malaysia, Telegram has the lowest rate of compliance with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission’s (MCMC) requests to remove harmful content. Accordingly, the Minister has ordered MCMC to call Telegram for a meeting next week.

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.

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?

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.