Telegram Reaches 10 Million Paid Users, Introduces New Features

According to Odaily, Telegram has reached a significant milestone with 10 million paid users, as revealed on Du Rove's Telegram channel. In response to user feedback and security concerns, Telegram has removed the 'People Nearby' feature, which was used by less than 0.1% of users and was prone to abuse by bots and scammers. As a replacement, Telegram will launch a 'Nearby Merchants' feature, which will showcase verified businesses that can display product catalogs and accept payments directly on the platform.

Additionally, Telegram has disabled the ability to upload new media to its independent blogging tool, Telegraph, following reports of misuse by anonymous users. These changes are intended to improve user experience and security on the platform.$TON