Telegram reaches 1 billion downloads on Android

(ANSA) - MILAN, 18 OCT - Telegram has confirmed that it has reached a historic milestone. On Android, the 'secure' chat service has been downloaded 1 billion times, via the Play Store digital store. WhatsApp and Facebook crossed the threshold in 2016, but Telegram did so in a relatively shorter time frame. Indeed, between 4 and 5 October, during the most recent blackout that hit the Facebook servers, the platform co-founded by Pavel Durov benefited from 70 million new installations, including the Apple App Store. "I am proud of how our team has handled unprecedented growth because Telegram has continued to work flawlessly for most people. That said, some in the Americas may have experienced slower speeds than usual.since millions of new subscribers rushed to Telegram at the same time, "Durov said. It is not possible to know how many have become real users of the app but it remains an important leap forward for the one billion share. Telegram, in recent weeks, has had to to face various criticisms for having succumbed, according to detractors, to the requests of the Russian government to censor the channel with the anti-government recommendations issued by the Navalnyj team, one of the most well-known critics of President Putin. Even in Italy there has been some change, with the removal of the chat 'BastaDictatura', carried out by the organization of the groups no vaxe no green pass. Last weekend, Telegram blocked the channels 'Green Bypass 2.0' and 'Sale of the authentic Green Pass',for the illegal sale of green permits. In total they were followed by over 5,300 members. (HANDLE).