Telegram today announced the launch of a new feature that will allow official third-party services to assign extra verification icons to

Telegram says only services with an official bot verified by Telegram can apply to become a third-party verifier, helping to “prevent scams and reduce misinformation.” X has a similar feature that lets verified organizations assign affiliation badges to related accounts.

Telegram has rolled out its first update of the year, adding a new account verification method powered by third-parties, new message search filters, and

Telegram is enhancing its current verification system with a serious upgrade: Now, verified accounts can apply to verify other accounts and chats, starting a decentralized verification system.

Telegram has introduced a new third-party account verification system as part of its latest app update, the company announced in a blog post. The idea is to let public figures or companies that are already verified by Telegram in turn verify others,

Telegram verification is already available for public figures and bodies, but it’s now rolling out a new system where