After the “Nth Room Sex Abuse” revelation shook South Korea in 2020, the nation has been relentless in battling similar cases—often taking the form of exclusive chatrooms on Telegram. Despite its government becoming more active in combatting the epidemic, South Korea has not been able to end online sexual exploitation. South Korea Scrambles To Close […]
Media Outlet Obtains Telegram Message Between Min Hee Jin And NewJeans Member’s Uncle
It has been revealed that former ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin spoke with the uncle of a member of NewJeans last September through Telegram about the Ministry of Employment and Labor. This occurred around the same time a fan filed a complaint to the Ministry of Employment and Labor claiming that Hanni was bullied at […]
Min Hee Jin Directly Calls Out News Report About Telegram Message
On January 16, former ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin posted several screenshots of text messages received from a news reporter on her Instagram stories. She expressed her frustration as the reporter requested a rebuttal from her side regarding the Telegram message. | @min.hee.jin/Instagram Hello, this is Chosun Biz reporter Jang Woo Jung. I’m leaving a […]
Telegram CEO Durov’s arrest hasn’t dampened enthusiasm for its TON blockchain
Telegram has had a tough few weeks lately. The messaging app’s founder, Pavel Durov, was arrested in late August and later released on a €5 million bail in France, charged with running a company complicit in distributing child sexual abuse material, and facilitating drug trafficking and organized fraud. Predictably, that crashed the price of the […]
Telegram reportedly ‘inundated’ with illegal and extremist activity
A New York Times analysis of more than 3.2 million Telegram messages from 16,000 channels found that the messaging platform has been “inundated” with illegal and extremist activity. Specifically, The Times found 1,500 channels operated by white supremacists, two dozen channels selling weapons, and at least 22 channels where MDMA, cocaine, heroin and other drugs were […]