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🚨 Two years ago, I was detained in Paris by police for 3 days — the longest they can hold someone before charging them. In an unprecedented move, French authorities accused the head of a major platform of crimes committed by its users. That investigation is still ongoing, although it makes less sense with each passing year. Why? Because we now have extensive evidence that Telegram was neither worse than other popular platforms at moderation, nor the worst at cooperating with authorities. So why was Telegram singled out? Over the last two years, we have seen a pattern emerge in multiple countries: Telegram is quietly pressured to grant political favors — such as illegal censorship or surveillance. When we refuse, local media and “non-governmental” organizations launch orchestrated campaigns portraying Telegram as a cesspool of crime, from child pornography to terrorism. Our moderation is no worse than that of other major platforms. Yet these campaigns instill the idea that Telegram should be persecuted or restricted. Suddenly, officials start caring about crime and protecting children — but only on platforms that reject their secret political demands. Platforms that accept such deals get away with almost anything — including literally selling ads promoting child pornography. Is the French investigation against me political? It certainly fits the pattern we see elsewhere, mostly in authoritarian countries. And it definitely raises questions. In time, this investigation may itself be investigated — especially now that Macron’s war against free speech is facing pushback. This month, France’s Constitutional Council struck down his social media ban for children under 15 on freedom-of-expression grounds. In the end, freedom and truth will prevail ✊ - @Durov

@NewsAndTipsNT Telegram Android Beta ◾️Version: 12.10.2 ◾️Build: 70399 Changelog: - update boringssl to 0.20250415.0 • update tde2e (for e2e calls) • update other native lib build scripts

@NewsAndTipsNT Telegram Android Beta ◾️Version: 12.10.1 ◾️Build: 70389 Changelog: - fixes

Bot API 10.3 🔁 Button Revolution • Buttons can now be placed right inside any rich message – with multiple native styles and custom alignment. • Out of the box, these buttons support callbacks, Mini Apps, Login URLs, copying text and more. • Bots can now mark inline buttons as disabled. 👻 Ephemeral Messages • Bots can now replace their messages with an ephemeral overlay, then edit it with rich content or newly uploaded media. This unlocks rich, personalized flows and responses running in a single message. 💪 Rich Messages • Bots can now attach documents to rich messages and more easily embed media – including previously uploaded files. • Rich Messages now support expandable quote blocks and compact tables. 🦀 AI Agents • Bots now support a native Stop button for streamed drafts and can optionally preserve partial responses. • And more, see the full changelog for details: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api-changelog#august-24-2026

@NewsAndTipsNT Telegram Android Beta ◾️Version: 12.10.1 ◾️Build: 70379 Changelog: - fix buttons keyboard animation - fix inline buttons force_reply - fix keep_on_stop behaivor - fix ephemeral noforwards flag - fix billing lib update - disable reactions for ephemeral messages by double tap - hide pending join requests in welcome messages - update header in comments and pinned messages