Telegram has raised $1.7 billion from investors such as BlackRock to refinance debt and ensure further growth.

A French court has denied Telegram founder Pavel Durov’s request to travel to Norway in order to speak at the Oslo Freedom Forum on Tuesday, May 27.

The social media platform Reddit announced this week that the company is to go public after a major capital raising.

Elon Musk's plans to introduce a payment solution on X (formerly Twitter) have got new legs to go on. Over 100,000 now follow X Payments.