News & Reviews:   TELEGRAM

Meta has announced a new feature on Instagram that should be familiar to Telegram users. Essentially Meta’s take on Telegram channels, Instagram users can expect to see a “broadcast channels” feature on the mobile app soon.

Regarding the recent scam of a man who lost over RM23,000 from his Touch 'n Go (TNG) eWallet, the TNG eWallet company sent out a reminder on its social media about looking out for potential scammers. 

In conjunction with the new year, popular messaging platform Telegram has introduced several new features that would further improve users’ experience with the app. These include a revamped media editor with a host of new tools, new storage options and even customised profile pictures for your contacts.

You can now sign up for a Telegram account without having a SIM card. The social media platform announced the feature through an official blog post, but there's a catch.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today revealed that his personal Telegram account has been hacked by ‘irresponsible individuals’. Furthermore, he also urged for anyone that have received messages from the account to disregard its content and report the matter to the authorities.

Previously, we reported that Telegram might be planning to launch a subscription plan with exclusive features not available on its regular version. Recently, the new subscription plan was finally revealed and it’s called Telegram Premium.

Subscription plans are becoming more and more popular among social media tools. If users wanted to use some exclusive features, they would have to pay, and it's as simple as that. With that said, Telegram might be planning to launch a subscription plan of its own, but the features offered are still vague for now. 

The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has urged Telegram users in Malaysia to activate the messaging app's ‘two-step verification’ security pin setting. This is following a rampant syndicate that has hacked numerous Telegram accounts in our country since the start of the year.

According to Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Datuk Mohd Kamaruddin Md. Din, the modus operandi of the syndicate is to hack social media accounts and then pose as the person that they hacked. He revealed that a total of 314 cases of online fraud involving more than RM2 million were recorded from January to March 2022 alone.

WhatsApp, by far the most used messaging app in Malaysia is facing some stiff competition from its rivals, especially from Telegram. In fact, back in January 2021, a lot of WhatsApp users made the switch to Telegram after the former’s questionable change in privacy policy.

More than a year later, the Meta-owned messaging app is now trying to retain as well as win over users back again with a slew of new features currently in the works. These include message reactions, polls, true multi-device support and the ability to send files up to 2GB in size.

Telegram just released a bunch of new features before the year ends. Not only it has brought reactions to chats, but the messaging platform has also presented some interesting ones such as Spoiler and QR code customization. Now, let's find out how they will work in action!