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📰🇷🇺 The Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee of the Russian Federation (on information policy), Andrey Svintsov, stated that Telegram will not be blocked for now. 🎤 This was reported by the media outlet "Ostorozhno Media", which is run by Ksenia Sobchak. The politician responded that it is due to cooperation with local special services and law enforcement agencies, especially when it comes to American IT, where it «is used to analyze information both about industrial-commercial espionage and a certain cross-section of the state of our [Russian] society». 👮‍♂️ But Telegram, attention, actively «cooperates» with Roskomnadzor and the Russian authorities, so its blocking is not expected. As for Telegram, I think that Telegram will not be blocked for now because the management of the Telegram company interacts with our law enforcement agencies, with Roskomnadzor. And here, I think, we can still use Telegram quite calmly for some considerable time.

🏆iOS Contest 2025 Prize fund: Up to $50,000 Deadline: 23:59 Dubai time on December 26, 2025 Who can participate: Everyone 📱Telegram is hosting a contest for iOS developers to bring Liquid Glass effects to older versions of iOS. THE TASK Implement custom versions of some of the Liquid Glass effects and the relevant interface flows into Telegram for iOS so these appearances work on iOS 18 and older. You must precisely replicate the animations and look and feel (highlight on tap, scale-up, bounce, and stretching) on the glass elements. This applies in particular to: – The tab bar Omit background blur behind the bar itself, while preserving the glass lenses’ ability to blur the bar’s own content. – Buttons This includes attach menu icon, voice and video message recording buttons, etc. – Switches and sliders Only the moving element itself should apply blur. Contest Requirements: – Support for iOS 18 is mandatory. – No third-party UI frameworks or new dependencies are allowed. – The submission must be consistent with the existing Telegram for iOS codebase. You may reuse what is already included in the app's codebase. – Changes must not negatively affect performance, memory usage, or app stability. Evaluation: During the evaluation stage, submissions will be tested on a broad range of devices and iOS versions (13-26). In addition to aesthetic accuracy and appeal, we will evaluate: – Performance; – Memory consumption; – Battery impact. Submissions: We will announce detailed submission instructions closer to the deadline. The final submission must be your implementation integrated into Telegram for iOS, not a standalone demo app.

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🎨Telegram Contest for Artists Total prize pool: Up to $50,000 Deadline: 23:59 @ Dec 31, 2025 (Dubai time) 📱Telegram announces a new contest for artwork creators. THE TASK 🎁 – create unique vector-based appearances of the following Collectible Gift. To get a better idea of Gift Collections and their different models, you may browse the existing sets in Settings → Send Gift → Collectibles. Proceed with either: Option A Prepare vector artwork and animate it using Adobe After Effects. Submit each gift model as an .aep file. You will find a reference file attached below this message. Option B Prepare static vector artwork with Adobe Illustrator. Submit each gift model as an .ai file. We will reward you with up to $500 for each gift model you create. You may submit as many as you like, provided their quality and visual appeal match or exceed those of our existing gifts. Submission Guidelines: You must submit your models as .tgs + .aep files for animated and .png + .ai files for static artwork respectively. You may additionally place your models into a single sticker pack. Further instructions will be announced closer to the deadline.

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🎨 Telegram Contest for Artists Total prize pool: Up to $50,000 Deadline: 23:59 @ Dec 31, 2025 (Dubai time) 📱 Telegram announces a new contest for artwork creators. THE TASK 🎁 – create unique vector-based appearances of the following Collectible Gift.…