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The .me registry commented on the suspension of the t.me domain

A representative of the .me domain zone administration commented on Twitter about the situation regarding the ban of the t.me domain, which belongs to Telegram:

The .ME Registry works closely with law enforcement to monitor and mitigate issues across the .ME domain in accordance with applicable laws, including sanctions requirements.

On 13 July, First VPN Service (1VPNS) was included as a sanctioned entity by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. A Telegram channel using the t.me domain was among 1VPNS identified infrastructure. Accordingly, the t.me domain was suspended.

On 14 July, Telegram provided confirmation that it had removed its links and affiliations with 1VPNS. Once the confirmation was reviewed and verified, the suspension was removed from the t.me domain.

We appreciate Telegram’s prompt cooperation in resolving this matter.

As a reminder, on July 13, the .me registry disabled the DNS records for the t.me domain without any public statements from the zone administration or Telegram. On July 14, Identity Digital support explained the ban as compliance with OFAC requirements, and a link to a Telegram channel was found in the service's sanctions lists, which the messenger soon deleted, after which the domain was restored.

The .me zone is allocated to the government of Montenegro, but on its behalf, the infrastructure is managed by a joint venture between Identity Digital, GoDaddy, and the local company ME-net.

#outages #bans

Chat Automation will allow you to add your own bot which can then answer your messages on your behalf but only in private chats.

This feature is available in:
Settings -> Account

You can also customize it further by adding restrictions on which chat your bot can access and which chats to exclude.

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Fullscreen Rich Text Editor, Communities, New GIF Search, and Ephemeral Messages

Telegram for Android and iOS updated to version 12.9, while Telegram Desktop updated to version 7.0. In its July update, Telegram brings a much more extensive variety of text formatting options, communities, and much more:

• Advanced Text Editor: Users can now send Rich Formatting messages from the new full-screen text editor. It includes many styling options: headings, tables, lists, quotes, LaTeX math formulas, code blocks, and expandable spoilers. It also allows users to mix photos and videos right in the middle of messages by creating collages or carousel slideshows.

The editor is available under 📎 Attach › Article. Alternatively, in mobile apps you can tap the ↖ icon above the “Send” button. The full-screen editor allows users to send messages that are up to 32,768 characters long.

Most of the key features of the full-screen editor are only available to Premium users, although the full-screen UI itself can be used for free.

• Communities: Organize communities that bring theme-related chats, channels, or even bots closer together. You can't add big entities, though: Telegram limits chats and channels by their member count. The @tginfo editors are still researching the limitations of this feature.

Make sure not to confuse communities with forums: each chat and channel remains independent, while users can view the list and join each separately.

Community chats can be visible to all members or be hidden, in which case only community admins and the members of the hidden chat can see it. Community chats and channels can merge into a single item in the chat list — this is controlled by the community admins.

• Ephemeral messages for bots: Bots and users can now message and reply to each other privately even in the middle of a group chat — such messages are visible only to the specific recipient and the bot that sent them. Ephemeral commands and replies to them are marked with a special 👁 crossed-out eye icon.

When a command is ephemeral, the user's initial message remains fully invisible to all members and bots, which allows confidential interactions to take place even in public spaces. Besides, such messages will be invisible if you log into your account from a new device.

• Updated GIF Search: The GIF panel now searches across 350 million GIF animations in 36 languages. The search engine works thanks to Telegram's indexing of widely shared, publicly available GIFs using the in-house Cocoon AI project. Alas, Telegram doesn't clarify what “publicly available” entails.

The change was caused by Google shutting down access to its Tenor GIF library. Telegram claims the new GIF search is private and doesn't depend on third-party services, and adds that it works much faster than before.

Article: telegram.org/blog/communities-editor-invisible-messages/

Download the update
• Android: Google Play, APK from the official website or verified channel.
• iOS: App Store.
• Windows/macOS/Linux: official website or GitHub.
• Windows: Microsoft Store.
• Linux: Flathub or Snapcraft.

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So telegram has added a 10k member limit to be able to join a community.

> be United States
> sanction VPN
> used for ransomware
> ransomware VPN uses Telegram
> Advertisement and customer support
> US Treasury publishes sanction thingie
> list VPNs Telegram channel
> Domain people see it
> See t.me/ransomwarethingie
> "OMG BLOCK T.ME!!!"
> Put global block on t.me
> Breaks Telegram URLs
> Telegram owner mad af
> Complains, says they can't read
> "hehe oops, me no think good"
> Resolved like, 24 hours later

The t.me Domain Has Been Restored by the .me Registry

Checks by the @tginfo editors show that the .me zone's main server has returned the DNS records for the t.me domain.

Since DNS records are cached at the level of various DNS services and providers, it may take up to 24 hours for service to be restored on users' devices.

#outages #bans

We now have Wi-Fi and haptic feedback control in OrangeFox Recovery Project

Can TikTok and Instagram also be added please?

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The .me registry has blocked the t.me domain

Telegram users worldwide have encountered an outage: short t.me links have stopped opening in regular browsers. The problem affects users in the entire world.

At the same time, within the mobile and desktop Telegram clients themselves, clicks on links are processed correctly, and redirects work without any problems. As a temporary alternative for posting on external resources, you can use telegram.me links.

Technical details

At the moment, the exact causes of the incident remain unknown.

According to WHOIS data, the t.me domain has been completely removed from the DNS zone by the administration of the .me domain registry.

This status is set not by the registrar (GoDaddy), but directly by the main operator of the domain zone — the Montenegrin company doMEn d.o.o., which manages the entire .me zone. This organization is a joint venture of Identity Digital, GoDaddy, and ME-net.

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Here it looks like the periscope got replaced by some sort of alop system

Google Pixel 11 series Colors

Pixel 11 will be available in a new Hibiscus and Pistachio color while 11 Pro/XL will get a new Canyon and Olive color. Other colors are as follows:

Pixel 11 : Frost, Pistachio, Hibiscus, and Obsidian.

Pixel 11 Pro / Pro XL: Fog, Obsidian, Canyon and Olive.

Pixel 11 Pro Fold: Obsidian and Olive.

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‼️ Samsung is forcing users to hand over their data for AI training by breaking core functionality of its Health app.

A new consent notice covers activity, health records, medication, and menstrual cycle data. Opt out and the app warns it will stop syncing to your Samsung account and delete the data already stored there.