Social networks and Messengers

"Confirm your account or we'll block it": A new scam scheme has appeared on Telegram
Scammers impersonate tech support, threaten with complaints, and redirect users to phishing links

Telegram is preparing WEB Proxy: messenger traffic will be disguised as regular HTTPS
The new transport for MTProxy should complicate the detection and blocking of proxy connections

Max launches analytics for authors: statistics now available in all messenger versions
The number of channels has exceeded 11.5 million, and their total audience has reached 480 million subscribers

Telegram wants its own domain zone: the company has applied for .gram
Users want to be given second-level addresses and built-in hosting for websites

Google and Telegram Fined Again in Russia: Each Company to Pay 3.8 Million Rubles
Tagansky Court Punishes Services for Failure to Remove Prohibited Content

Digital ID instead of passport: Check-in via "Max" already works in 800 hotels
Hotels with more than 50 rooms are required to switch to the service by September 1

VK Reports Net Profit for the First Time in Several Years
In the second quarter, the holding earned 328 million rubles, while increasing revenue and reducing net debt

Telegram purged over 100,000 channels in a day: blocks sharply increased again
Since the beginning of the year, the messenger has already deleted over 22.5 million groups and communities

Alternative Clients Are Coming: Max Messenger Opens API for Third-Party Developers
Program participants will get access to technical documentation, design system, and source code

Russia Launches New Syntara Messenger with Secret Chats: What's Known About It?
The app features end-to-end encryption, group chats, video circles, and calls

Head of the Ministry of Digital Development: "Max" messenger remains in our lives forever
"Gosuslugi" is planned to be transformed into a full-fledged social media platform



