Pavel Durov announced that Telegram has reached 10m paid subscribers using Telegram Premium. Along with this milestone, several updates are being introduced:

’People Nearby’ feature has been removed due to low usage and issues with bots and scammers. In its place, ‘Businesses Nearby’ will be launched, showcasing verified businesses that can display product catalogs and accept payments.

Telegraph, the standalone blogging tool, will no longer accept new media uploads due to misuse by anonymous actors.

Durov also emphasized Telegrams commitment to improving moderation, aiming to turn it into an area of praise this year.