Telegram (software) facts for kids
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| Developer(s) | Telegram Messenger LLP |
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| Initial release | August 2013 |
| Operating system | Google Android, Apple iOS, Windows Phone, MS Windows, Linux, OS X |
| Available in | English, Arabic, Spanish, German, Italian, Korean, Dutch, Portuguese (Brazil & Portugal) |
| Type | Instant messaging |
| License | GPL v2 (client), closed source (server) |
Telegram Messenger is a messaging service which lets its users send each other messages, photos, videos and documents (all file types are supported). The client applications are open source and the server is proprietary software (closed source)
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History
Telegram was started in 2013 by the brothers Nikolai and Pavel Durov, the creators of VK, the largest social network of Russia. Telegram Messenger LLP is an independent nonprofit company located in Berlin, Germany, that is not connected to UK.
In April 2018, Russian court ruled to block Telegram in Russia. Some Russians tried to circumvent the ban by using open proxies in other countries.
Features
Telegram lets its users send voice notes, photos, videos and files of all types. Groups can also have a maximum of 200,000 members. Telegram uses a similar system of message read statuses to WhatsApp, with 1 check=sent, 2 checks=read (opened)
Images for kids
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Account self-destruction
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A "secret chat" confirmation notice - screenshot from Android Marshmallow.
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Telegra.ph article
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Comments.App widget
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A simplified illustration of the MTProto encryption scheme.
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See also
In Spanish: Telegram para niños
