Telegram on Ulveon's Thoughts

Vanguard (Part 1): Telegram raid protection

Sat, 09 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve been developing Vanguard over the past few months. Initially it was little more than a hack, which was developed quickly and without much consideration regarding the cleanliness of the code. I needed a way to have public Telegram links without the risk of raids, or getting botted.

Effective security beyond encryption

Sun, 25 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

To highly technical audiences, it is unsurprising that Telegram is not cryptographically secure and that Signal is much better.

Numerous security experts have pointed out that Telegram’s reputation as a secure messenger is primarily a result of its marketing rather than its technical architecture.

Nobody is going to shut down Telegram

Sun, 25 Aug 2024 15:10:16 +0100

At the time of writing, Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram was arrested by French authorities [archived version].

As usual, a flurry of theories and panic ensued. I want to give my opinion on what’s going to happen next. At this time, I don’t believe Telegram is in any significant danger. Of course, things could change, but there’s absolutely no reason to panic right now.