To make a Telegram account, you need a working phone number and the mobile app downloaded on your iPhone or Android device.

Telegram's focus on encryption and privacy makes it a popular instant messaging app. It also stands out for letting you add up to 200,000 members to a group, which is more than apps like WhatsApp and ...

You can add people on Telegram by inviting them, create groups with your contacts, and add new people to existing groups.

In early 2020, deepfake expert Henry Ajder uncovered one of the first Telegram bots built to “undress” photos of women using artificial intelligence. At the time, Ajder recalls, the bot had been used ...

Online chatbots are generating nude images of real people at users’ requests, prompting concern from experts who worry the explicit deepfakes will create “a very nightmarish scenario.” A Wired ...