The alternative Telegram client Telega will cease operations on July 1. The developers announced the project's closure in their official channel, directly stating the impossibility of ensuring full localization and compliance with current requirements. The decisive blow was the removal of the application from the App Store.
As a Telegram client, we cannot ensure full localization and compliance with all current requirements. This is partly due to external restrictions from technology platforms, including removal from the App Store.
During its year of existence, Telega gathered a multi-million audience and confirmed a working business model. Users with an active paid subscription “Telega Plus” are promised a refund; the terms and procedure for the refund will be announced separately.
The Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation saw signs of violation of competition law in Apple's actions against Telega.
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