Telegram extends the maximum number of people in the group to 200 thousand | Technology

"If you've ever felt lonely in a group of 100,000 people, the Telegram now allows groups of 200,000 members – so you can feel twice as alone," the company said in an official statement.

The request, which announced to have crossed the 200 million mark in the world in March 2018, was created by the Russian Pavel Durov, today exiled in Dubai, also creator of VKontakt, Facebook of Russia. Last year, the country went to court to block the claim, alleging that the telegram did not broadcast private messages.

The update goes against the most well-known social networks, which are the subject of close scrutiny in the face of rumors. On Monday, WhatsApp announced that it would limit message routing by reducing the number of possible recipients from 20 to 5 worldwide.

In addition to increasing the number of users, Telegram has also changed the permissions granted to groups, allowing administrators to determine what can and can not be shared.

According to the company, it is now possible that the directors are the only ones to post messages in groups, while other users can only read and it is also possible to remove the option to send GIFs or even stickers, a feature recently arrival. to WhatsApp.