All communications on WhatsApp, including text messages, calls and media, are end-to-end encrypted by default, using the highly secure Signal protocol. Telegram allows users to engage in group chats ...

Russian authorities announced Wednesday they were “partially” restricting calls in messaging apps Telegram and WhatsApp, the latest step in an effort to tighten control over the internet. In a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Telegram is surging—with nearly a billion users now on the app; but ...

ESET researchers have discovered dozens of copycat Telegram and WhatsApp websites targeting mainly Android and Windows users with trojanized versions of these instant messaging apps. Most of the ...

Russian users on Aug. 21 reported widespread outages of Telegram and WhatsApp messengers, the VKontakte social network, and many other websites and apps. The most recent outages also affected ...

Breaking milestones is part of Telegram's business vocabulary as the app surpassed $1 billion revenue in December. Three months later, the messaging platform managed to reach one billion active users, ...

Telegram announced new features related to channels including better discovery of similar channels, emoji customization for reactions and stats for stories to compete better with WhatsApp. The ...

WhatsApp’s one-to-many broadcasting feature is rolling out to over 150 countries. WhatsApp’s one-to-many broadcasting feature is rolling out to over 150 countries. is a news writer who covers the ...