Telegram has revealed that the number of users subscribing to the monthly paid service, Telegram Premium, has now reached 10 million accounts, doubling in less than 8 months. As for the total number of users, it’s approaching 1 billion.
Pavel Durov, the CEO and founder of Telegram, discusses various changes and additions to the platform, including:
– Discontinuing the People Nearby function due to low usage of less than 0.1% and numerous bot and scam accounts.
– Introducing the Businesses Nearby function for business accounts that are verified, displaying information within the area.
– Disabling the ability to upload new content on Telegraph, a system for posting long-form content, due to inappropriate usage.
Durov acknowledges that 0.001% of the activities happening on Telegram are unlawful and tarnish the platform’s image. Hence, steps are being taken to shut down functions being used inappropriately, ensuring that 99.999% of users who have done nothing wrong can continue using the platform safely.
TLDR:
Telegram Premium subscriptions have reached 10 million accounts in less than 8 months, with total users nearing 1 billion. Pavel Durov announces changes to features, discontinuing People Nearby, introducing Businesses Nearby, and addressing unlawful activities on the platform.
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