Telegram malfunctions: the cause is now known
4 October 2024 20:17
Political and military tensions in the Middle East led to a glitch in the popular app on 3 October. This was was reported by the by the messenger’s press service, reports "Komersant Ukrainian".
“Due to the recent events in the Middle East, particularly in Israel, Lebanon and Iran, Telegram has experienced an unprecedented load. Over the past few days, some users may have experienced temporary connection issues and difficulties accessing media. Thanks to the efforts of our technical team, Telegram remained available in most countries, and all problems have now been fully resolved,” the statement said.
As a reminder, on 3 October, Telegram experienced a global outage.
The DownDetector service started recording problems with access to the messenger around 14:00. Users complained about unstable connections, long message loading times, and the inability to access the mobile app.
