Павел Дуров заявил, что для фактчека достаточно переслать чужое соо с фактчеком без авторки и отредактировать ТЕКСТ в нём

inputStickerSetEmpty#ffb62b95 = InputStickerSet;
inputStickerSetID#9de7a269 id:long access_hash:long = InputStickerSet;
inputStickerSetShortName#861cc8a0 short_name:string = InputStickerSet;
inputStickerSetAnimatedEmoji#28703c8 = InputStickerSet;
inputStickerSetDice#e67f520e emoticon:string = InputStickerSet;
inputStickerSetAnimatedEmojiAnimations#cde3739 = InputStickerSet;
inputStickerSetPremiumGifts#c88b3b02 = InputStickerSet;
inputStickerSetEmojiGenericAnimations#4c4d4ce = InputStickerSet;
inputStickerSetEmojiDefaultStatuses#29d0f5ee = InputStickerSet;
inputStickerSetEmojiDefaultTopicIcons#44c1f8e9 = InputStickerSet;
inputStickerSetEmojiChannelDefaultStatuses#49748553 = InputStickerSet;

+ inputStickerSetTonGifts#1cf671a0 = InputStickerSet;

> https://github.com/TGScheme/Schema/commit/56ce0d5887e54d2435e435541a972d23217b6b37#diff-18b7d83cd4dc14f3da340810e52e1689537f516e10a9c49127435338082d0f71R678

вот такая же хуйня но подарок с тонами

@sticker_bot [1] just violated Telegram’s rule of using only Telegram Stars as the only payment method.
Still not restricted.

Major wins?

Pavel Durov just mistaken in his latest post on the Russian channel — but that’s not a big deal.

This article by SOTA — mentioned by Pavel Durov — reads like it was «bought». Why? Several reasons:
1. Elies Campo actually worked at Telegram in leadership positions within Partnerships and Business Development, not merely as a volunteer.
2. Vladimir Vedeneev both formally and factually served as Telegram’s Chief Financial Officer, with full authority — he wasn’t a «technical» participant without obligations.
3. Using temporary auth keys is a brand-new 2023 feature in MTProto.

Below is a detailed breakdown:


1. Role of Elies Campo at Telegram

1.1. Positions and Experience
— Director of Partnerships and Business Development at Telegram, where he managed key partnerships and expansion into new markets Techsylvania 2018.
— Confirmed on LinkedIn and on X as «Formerly Growth, Business & Partnerships @Telegram».

1.2. Appearances and Interviews
— Spoke on behalf of Telegram at events such as Techsylvania 2018.
— Cited in Wired as a Telegram business-development manager involved in company decision-making.

1.3. Counterargument to SOTA’s Claim
— SOTA: «…he was just a volunteer, got a temporary e-mail and never received any pay.»

Critique:
1. For a key employee at an international messenger, a temporary corporate e-mail can be part of standard internal address management — no formal employment contract is required under Telegram’s «no LinkedIn» policy.
2. Documented proof of Campo's authority exists — he responded to incoming messages sent to [email protected], confirming real decision-making power (or Durov is so dumb to give a «volunteer» such power?).


2. Status of Vladimir Vedeneev at Telegram

2.1. Evidence from Legal Documents
Contract signed by Vedeneev twice: once as CEO of GNM and once as CFO of Telegram.
Power of attorney: he held a POA to sign documents on behalf of Pavel Durov and Telegram.

2.2. Counterargument to SOTA’s Claim
SOTA: «…the position doesn’t appear in company reports, so it doesn’t obligate him to anything.»

Critique:
1. Official financial statements often omit "external" or non-staff roles, but a power of attorney conveys full legal authority regardless of salary payments.
2. Continuously carrying out CFO duties — signing contracts, managing finances — creates binding obligations even without a formal payroll entry.


3. Temporary Authentication Keys

3.1. Practice of «Temporary» Keys
— MTProto initially generates and stores temp_auth_key_id in the client storage, but it «was not used before 2023». Clients released earlier than 2023 did not have this functionality. And what SOTA attached as a screenshot of the Telegram source code has no connection to the source code of the Telegram servers, because it is not the source code of the main Telegram servers.

3.2. Counterargument to SOTA’s Claim
SOTA: «... since 2023, the messenger has implemented automatic periodic updating of auth_key_id, which makes it impossible to track a specific device for a long time, even with theoretical control of the transmission channel.»

Critique:
1. For older clients, keys are managed at the MTProto protocol level using static auth_key_ids, rather than through temporary temp_auth_key_ids.


Conclusion
The «Important Stories» article cherry-picks or misinterprets key facts — Campo’s employment, Vedeneev’s CFO role, MTProto technical details, and corporate sale structures. Independent sources (BBC, Wired, OCCRP, Moscow Times, IStories, StackOverflow) show that SOTA’s conclusions need substantial correction and richer context.

Мы затрудняемся оценить подобную вероятность в процентах, но опыт показывает, что сверхсложные тайные планы заговоров международного масштаба обычно служат доказательством не коварства их участников, а нездоровья их авторов.

For some reason, the "discussions" button didn't appear. Welcome to the discussions under this post.

On the Telegram test server, I noticed that the price of gifts decreases over time — from high to low. It’s likely that Telegram is testing a new feature with changing gift prices, similar to how gift enhancements worked before.
So, Telegram will release a gift at a high price, and every hour that price will decrease.

> one user’s thoughts

Manage releases: https://tgifts.stel.com/ (test server)


GPT output:

This code implements a gift collection management system for Telegram. Here is a detailed breakdown of the functionality:

## Main modules

### Main - The main page with a list of collections
- Collection search: Filters collections in real time by name
- Sorting: By status, price (stars), and limited supply
- Status management: You can change the status of collections (draft, ready for sale/upgrade)
- Bulk operations: The "Roll Out Changes" feature allows you to update multiple collections simultaneously

### Gift - Editor of a separate gift collection
Basic information:
- Collection name and short ID
- Status (draft, ready for sale/upgrade)
- Collection representative sticker

Content management:
- Skins/models: Upload via URL or CSV file
- Symbols/patterns: Auto-fill with categorization
- Backgrounds: Auto-distribution of probabilities

Probability system:
- Each element has a weight (chance) from 0 to 1000
- The total sum must equal 1000
- Automatic distribution calculation

## Key features

### Gift preview
- Interactive preview
- Random combination generation
- Display of skin + pattern + background

### Emoji integration
- Support for Lottie animations (.tgs files)
- Automatic loading of stickers from a URL
- Picker for selecting stickers

### CSV import
You can upload a CSV with data in the following format:

probability,name
100,Name of the first skin
150,Name of the second skin

### Distribution algorithms
- Step distribution: Creates 3 levels of rarity
- Random shuffle: Randomizes the order
- Automatic balancing: Supports a sum of 1000

## Business logic

Collection statuses:
- draft - draft (highest sorting weight)
- upgrade_ready - ready for upgrade
- sale_ready - ready for sale
- upgraded - upgraded
- released_id - released

Monetization:
- Cost in Telegram stars
- Limited collections (limited supply)
- System for upgrading existing collections

This is a fairly complex system for creating and managing collections of NFT-like gifts in Telegram, with a full cycle from creation to release.

The same mark appears when purchasing a gift.

Seems like popular stars will be able to create their own gifts in Telegram. The "Gift Studio" website is most likely created for these people and Telegram developers to view sales statistics and release new gifts.

Telegram’s translation functionality restored, but seems like it now uses an AI models.

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