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2022-03-18 22:12:24 Brazil is considering a ban on Telegram Authorities in Brazil fear that the messenger could be used to send out mass disinformation ahead of elections scheduled for October. The current head of the TSE (local analogue of the CEC), Luis Roberto Barroso, sent… Open / Comment

2022-03-17 21:30:06 The results of the real-time face correction module contest have been announced

The task of the March competition was to create a cross-platform C++ module for face correction and embed it in a demo app on iOS or Android that would convert video from the front camera in real-time.

The prize fund of $42,500 was shared by 20 contestants.

As most of the entrants chose to use existing third-party solutions instead of presenting a new approach to the competition, and the judges noticed many algorithm and application flaws in the submissions themselves, no developer came out on top in the competition.

Detailed information about the winners, their awards and works can be seen on the official Telegram contest channel.

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2022-03-16 23:45:15 Telegram Desktop has been updated to version 3.6.1

What's new:
— Change volume for RTMP stream from the context menu.
— Set a profile photo from your camera.
— Improve RTMP stream full screen mode.
— Improve edit account section design.
— A new item in the experimental settings, to change the icons in the settings.
— Fix switching personal account or channel in video chats.
— Fix pinning chats in folders with 100 chats.
— Fix YouTube timestamp links after 10 hours.

Download: with official website or GitHub.

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2022-03-16 14:40:23 Pavel Durov suggests that Elon Musk sign up for Telegram

In his Twitter account, Pavel Durov suggested that Elon Musk register on Telegram and reserved the @elona channel address for him.

Earlier, Ramzan Kadyrov called Musk Ilona. Musk supported the joke and renamed himself Elona Musk on Twitter. Open / Comment

2022-03-14 13:02:56 Tightened privacy for People Nearby

People Nearby allows you to see nearest users with the feature turned on and approximate distances to them.

To protect from the feature to be exploited for detecting somebody's precise location, the distance is being distorted.

Earlier, the distortion was within 100 meters and rounding was done up to hundreds. Since February 2022, it is distorted within 700 meters and then rounded to 500 meters. Open / Comment

2022-02-23 23:24:06 Telegram may be removed from app stores in Brazil

Brazil's Federal Prosecutor's Office addressed a letter to Apple and Google. In it, the authorities asked to remove the Telegram app from Brazilian App Store and Google Play.

Telegram has been a subject of some hot discussions in the Brazilian government lately. High-ranking officials suspect that the messenger is used to send disinformation and conspiracy theories than interfere in the electoral process.

Telegram, unlike other platforms like Twitter and WhatsApp, still has no representatives in Brazil. Authorities have made unsuccessful attempts to contact the company's headquarters to discuss measures the messenger could take "to ensure the security of this year's upcoming presidential elections".

https://tecnoblog.net/noticias/2022/02/22/mpf-recorre-a-google-e-apple-para-limitar-telegram-no-brasil/

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2022-02-17 14:47:33 RTMP Live Broadcasts in Telegram

A mention of RTMP Live Broadcasts appeared in Telegram API schema.

This will let streamers broadcast not just using the Telegram app, but also using third party software, e.g. OBS Studio. Such software allows composite video and audio from different sources, automating the broadcast, displaying chat and donations. RTMP is a common standard and is supported by other live broadcasting platforms like YouTube and Twitch.

Currently to make a live broadcast backed by third party software you need to use libraries, or you can use OBS by its emulated camera feature passed through Telegram Desktop or Telegram for macOS. Open / Comment

2022-02-15 17:18:55 Electoral court President Barroso threatens to suspend Telegram

Supreme Court (STF) Justice and Superior Electoral Court (TSE) President Luís Roberto Barroso again commented on the suspension of Telegram in Brazil.

“I think that a platform, whatever it is, that doesn't want to submit to Brazilian laws should simply be suspended,” he said in an interview with O Globo newspaper.

"Brazil is not a place where just anything can be said”.

Blocking Telegram in Brazil has been a constant topic in the Supreme Court. While Facebook, WhatsApp, TikTok have collaborated with the Brazilian court to remove disinformation during the 2020 elections, Telegram ignored dialogues from the Supreme Court of Brazil to work together in 2022.

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2022-02-12 16:05:13 Wired has released a huge text about Telegram

Pavel Durov has not given interviews in recent years, and all articles are based on old open information and conversations with former messenger employees. Journalist Darren Lucaides spent almost a year talking to former and current Telegram employees.

Durov's Code find out that one of the main characters in the Wired article never worked for Telegram, but was a volunteer.

Elies Campo has never worked for Telegram, let alone lead anything.
The conversations with Pavel Durov, to which he refers in the article, never happened, – stated in the press service of the messenger.

Nevertheless, the journalist managed to talk to former and current employees of Telegram, as well as to meet with Ilya Perekopsky, who is the only one from the team who gives public comments and speaks to the press. Open / Comment

2022-02-11 23:33:02 Two investigations against Telegram launched in Germany Both launched cases are related to the absence of a commissioner for Telegram in Germany, the messenger is threatened with fines. The company must appoint a responsible person to resolve legal issues.… Open / Comment