Telegram blocked more than 110 thousand groups and channels on Tuesday

The Telegram messenger blocked 110,130 groups and channels on Tuesday.

Since the beginning of the year, the number of blockings on Telegram amounted to 25,744,364, of which 176,081 communities were associated with terrorism.

MOSCOW, September 16 - RIA Novosti. The Telegram messenger blocked more than 100 thousand groups and channels on Tuesday, according to the messenger’s statistics, which RIA Novosti reviewed.

So, according to the data, on Tuesday the messenger blocked a total of 110,130 groups and channels. The figure exceeded the 100 thousand mark for the first time since September 3, when 106,388 blockings were recorded.

Since the beginning of the week, the messenger has blocked 192,748 groups and channels, of which 343 are communities “related to terrorism.”

Since the beginning of the year, the number of blockings has amounted to 25,744,364, of which 176,081 are communities “related to terrorism.”

Telegram notes that since 2015, moderation has included user complaints and "proactive monitoring" based on machine learning, and in early 2024, these efforts were complemented by artificial intelligence moderation tools.

Telegram is a messenger that allows you to exchange messages and media files of many formats. Created in 2013 by Pavel Durov*, founder of the social network VKontakte. Telegram has over 1 billion monthly active users.