[DarkLo]

has anyone tried creating a telegram account recently? i have tried creating a telegram account using two different countries and after verifying code from email they try and force me to purchase telegram premium, citing that sms costs are elevated and that they now need to charge for 1 week of premium to send me the sms to create the account. this is a bit much. i am not a heavy telegram user and not going to purchase premium just to sign up.

[Sparrow-Hunt]

has anyone tried creating a telegram account recently? i have tried creating a telegram account using two different countries and after verifying code from email they try and force me to purchase telegram premium, citing that sms costs are elevated and that they now need to charge for 1 week of premium to send me the sms to create the account. this is a bit much. i am not a heavy telegram user and not going to purchase premium just to sign up.

I still have my old telegram account so i don't know about the recent update going on with TG, if that is the case with what you've just explain then that sucks, people will move on to the next.

[cad-syak]

I noticed this recently, lol do we call this a marketing strategy?

[Chorozon]

Maybe its where you got the number ?

[I ɴ ᴄ ʀ ᴇ ᴅ ɪ ʙ ʟ E]

Peer-to-Peer Login (P2PL) Program


This is a program being tested in some regions (particularly for Android users) where you can opt in to allow Telegram to use your phone number to send OTP/SMS codes (for other users) in return for a free Premium subscription. But participation is voluntary, not required.



by ChatGPT

[Astaroth]

I don't think Telegram is safe anymore. Had it been 100% Russian, then yes. Now when the US is involved they will hand all data over to the FBI for manipulation, so no Telegram for me anymore.

I don't consider Pavel Durov to be human.

[Jamika]

has anyone tried creating a telegram account recently? i have tried creating a telegram account using two different countries and after verifying code from email they try and force me to purchase telegram premium, citing that sms costs are elevated and that they now need to charge for 1 week of premium to send me the sms to create the account. this is a bit much. i am not a heavy telegram user and not going to purchase premium just to sign up.

I haven’t actually tried making a new account since about three months, but I did try subscribing to channels, and many of them require paying subscription stars. I don’t know if that has anything to do with what you’re saying or not.

[DarkLo]

Maybe its where you got the number ?

i thought maybe the location was the problem and tried with a different location and recieved the same message saying something along the lines of that the cost for sending sms codes is high and they require purchase of telegram premium to register without any other options then to sign up for premium or exit

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I noticed this recently, lol do we call this a marketing strategy?

i think that is the best way to desribe it

[RangoWorld]

Strange. This shouldn't be happening and I'll be surprised if they're doing that. Because their CEO and founder is adamant that Telegram has not been about money first.

[Fish]

Peer-to-Peer Login (P2PL) Program


This is a program being tested in some regions (particularly for Android users) where you can opt in to allow Telegram to use your phone number to send OTP/SMS codes (for other users) in return for a free Premium subscription. But participation is voluntary, not required.



by ChatGPT

What?!? That’s crazy. People can get your number blacklisted everywhere then you’re cooked

[Chorozon]

i thought maybe the location was the problem and tried with a different location and recieved the same message saying something along the lines of that the cost for sending sms codes is high and they require purchase of telegram premium to register without any other options then to sign up for premium or exit

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i think that is the best way to desribe it

Its crazy to see this happening since they are worth a 37293288230 dollars and they have normally been all about the users
They have been trying to crack down on people generating accounts for a while now but this is a bad way to do it
I know certain countries will flag i hope this does not become the future of telegrams methods

[Charlie Sheen]

I don't think Telegram is safe anymore. Had it been 100% Russian, then yes. Now when the US is involved they will hand all data over to the FBI for manipulation, so no Telegram for me anymore.

I don't consider Pavel Durov to be human.

Lmao.

AI Quote: Russia’s laws give the government sweeping surveillance powers

The “Yarovaya Law” and related statutes require internet companies to store user data and give the FSB (Russia’s security service) access to it upon request.

Domestic companies can be forced to install interception equipment (SORM) or hand over encryption keys — even secretly.

Courts rarely challenge government requests, and “national security” can be used to justify almost anything.

If Telegram were developed in Russia, it would fall under these rules — meaning the government could compel the company to provide user data or encryption backdoors.

🧭 2. Telegram deliberately operates outside of Russian jurisdiction

Telegram was founded by Pavel Durov, who left Russia after refusing to hand over VKontakte (Russia’s version of Facebook) user data to the FSB.

Telegram’s legal headquarters is in Dubai, and its infrastructure is distributed globally, so Russia can’t easily compel compliance.

This independence is part of what allows Telegram to offer private chats with end-to-end encryption and resist government control.

🔐 3. “Safe” means both technically and legally protected

Even if the same engineers built Telegram in Russia, its legal environment would instantly undermine any technical security features.

Encryption wouldn’t matter if the FSB could legally demand your keys.

Servers could be seized or monitored.

Users could be identified via SIM-based registration requirements.

[Astaroth]

Lmao.

AI Quote: Russia’s laws give the government sweeping surveillance powers

The “Yarovaya Law” and related statutes require internet companies to store user data and give the FSB (Russia’s security service) access to it upon request.

Domestic companies can be forced to install interception equipment (SORM) or hand over encryption keys — even secretly.

Courts rarely challenge government requests, and “national security” can be used to justify almost anything.

If Telegram were developed in Russia, it would fall under these rules — meaning the government could compel the company to provide user data or encryption backdoors.

🧭 2. Telegram deliberately operates outside of Russian jurisdiction

Telegram was founded by Pavel Durov, who left Russia after refusing to hand over VKontakte (Russia’s version of Facebook) user data to the FSB.

Telegram’s legal headquarters is in Dubai, and its infrastructure is distributed globally, so Russia can’t easily compel compliance.

This independence is part of what allows Telegram to offer private chats with end-to-end encryption and resist government control.

🔐 3. “Safe” means both technically and legally protected

Even if the same engineers built Telegram in Russia, its legal environment would instantly undermine any technical security features.

Encryption wouldn’t matter if the FSB could legally demand your keys.

Servers could be seized or monitored.

Users could be identified via SIM-based registration requirements.

I am glad my post produced a chuckle. 😄

But I maintain my stance in the matter. Russians don't hand information around like bubblegum, with the exception for Pavel Durov who really caved in. I really think Telegram is dangerously insecure after that incident in France. Just looking at the app give me the shills. Telegram is FBI-Gram now. 😄

[ACHRAF]

Hey I want to know if you have the method to bypass the Snapchat Ads review process.

[Pimping]

Yeah not sure about this i made a new telegram few weeks ago
I didnt get any of these notifcations