Telegram takes Premium subscriptions from thousands of users: what happened
A large number of complaints have appeared on the network related to the work of the popular messenger. The messages say about the cancellation of the privileges of the paid Premium subscription.
What happened
Telegram conducted a “raid” among Premium account holders. Some of them have been disabled from paid subscription features: they have lost the star marks that confirm the subscription activity, as well as options such as transcribing voice messages, doubling the limits set in the messenger for various actions, and the ability to use a limited series of stickers and animated emoji. We wrote more about all subscription bonuses here.
Naturally, not everyone was disconnected from Premium (and probably will continue to be disconnected), but only those who bought a subscription fraudulently. You could see how earlier on the network they offered to issue it for a year for only 100 rubles. Those who agreed eventually received a similar message from the technical account of the messenger: