News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Group Video Calls. Parent comment

Re:Group Video Calls by hda111 on Friday June 25, 2021 @04:19PM (#27635752)
How is telegram funded? App is near perfection so I wonder how this can be an ad free app.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Group Video Calls by joecool1029 on Friday June 25, 2021 @04:25PM (#27635828)
Pavel Durov is a billionaire and this is his (and his brother's) pet project. He made his money starting VK (Russia's Facebook)
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Group Video Calls by skinnymuch on Saturday June 26, 2021 @08:45AM (#27641379)
They raised a billion in bond sales in March. It likely became difficult to keep self funding Telegram.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Group Video Calls by smolyeet on Friday June 25, 2021 @04:41PM (#27636004)
https://www.engadget.com/telegram-channel-ads-192249765.html
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Group Video Calls by bobiny on Friday June 25, 2021 @04:53PM (#27636125)
Title is a bit misleading: many channels already have ads, Telegram just wants a cut now.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Group Video Calls by skinnymuch on Saturday June 26, 2021 @08:44AM (#27641373)
They raised a billion a few months ago.
[ Parent | on HN ]