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Telegram Adds New Verification Option to Cut Down on Scams

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Telegram today announced the launch of a new feature that will allow official third-party services to assign extra verification icons to user accounts and chats. The added verification is meant to cut down on scams and reduce misinformation.

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While Telegram already has a verification process for public figures and organizations, trusted third-party services will be able to provide additional verification options. A chat or account that has a third-party verification will be marked with a small logo before their name, and opening the associated profile will show a more detailed explanation of the account's status and what it means.

Third-party verification is separate from the verified checkmarks that Telegram provides to public figures and organizations. A service that wants to provide third-party verification to others must first be verified by Telegram and must complete an application.

According to Telegram, third-party verification will make it easier for users to independently confirm the people they contact and services they interact with.

Along with the new verification option, Telegram added support for collectible gifts, reactions for service messages, extra message search filters, and more.

Telegram says that its first major update of 2025 was actually supposed to come in on the last day of 2024, but it was "sadly delayed by a lack of attention from Apple's review team."

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ProbablyDylan Avatar
ProbablyDylan
19 months ago

I guess I'm just not hip as I can't find any point to telegram. No one I know uses it, so it's not good for talking to friends. I don't follow people I don't personally know (social, YouTube or otherwise) and I don't do chat rooms, so what's left?

Can someone explain?
Easy - other people have friends that have it. Other people can find utility in something that you personally do not.

Personally, I prefer it over something like Discord. Infinitely better UX than that garbage heap.
Score: 15 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Chuckeee Avatar
Chuckeee
19 months ago
Telegram has the reputation of being THE on-line service for hosting & protecting fanatical extremist groups across the spectrum (political to pedophiles). I don’t see how adding a verification sticker addresses that concern.
Score: 13 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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femike
19 months ago
Telegram is the best. The features, no issues, sometimes have gotten spam, but that has been reduced hardly nothing for me now, I use it to transfer files between iPhone and computer wehter it be linux, windows, macos or android, I get news from various sources to got context of whats happening, to chat, etc. It is not USA based, and that's definitely a positive. It's not perfect, unfortunately there is still loads of censorship due to various governments around the world. Brilliant service, been using it since it first started.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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Avenged110
19 months ago

Telegram says that its first major update of 2025 was actually supposed to come in on the last day of 2024, but it was "sadly delayed by a lack of attention from Apple's review team."
Not a whole two days! One of which was a holiday. Was that really even worth complaining about? (By Telegram, not MR.)
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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coolfactor
19 months ago

Not a whole two days! One of which was a holiday. Was that really even worth complaining about? (By Telegram, not MR.)
Yup that was a pretty sad comment by Telegram. Don't Apple employees deserve to enjoy New Years Eve with their families, too? This world ...
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
mansplains Avatar
mansplains
19 months ago

Never used Discord, either.

I'm not complaining, just don't get it. I just iMessage/text the people I know
Discord is aimed at all sorts of groups, but used by gamers mainly in my experience. When I meet someone in an online game, I feel much better sharing a Discord username or server with them, rather than my phone number.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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