importantSYS.SOURCE: TechCrunch• 2026-07-14T14:10:13Z

Telegram's t.me Shortlink Domain Restored Following 24-Hour Outage

#security #sanctions #vpn

Telegram's t.me shortlink domain was suspended for 24 hours due to OFAC compliance measures, likely linked to U.S. sanctions on a VPN provider, and has since been restored. The domain registrar, DomainME, confirmed the restoration after a 'serverhold' block was lifted.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov confirmed an outage in a tweet, saying that shortlinks to the messaging app had "stopped working."

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