Editor's Pick: Telegram Provides Nuclear Option to Erase Sent Messages

Telegram Provides Nuclear Option to Erase Sent Messages

Jack M. Germain Mar 26, 2019 5:00 AM PT

Telegram Messaging has introduced a new feature that allows user to delete not only their own comments, but also those of all other participants in the message thread on all devices that received it. Although the move is meant to bolster privacy, it's likely to spark some controversy. Telegram, a cloud-based instant messaging and VoIP service, is similar to WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. [More...]

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