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Join TON Voices Live (TVL) with Luke Belmar and Gleb Kostarev
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TADA Mini Launches on TON — Book Rides with Toncoin!
TADA, leading ride-hailing app in SEA, has officially launched the TADA mini on TON. You can now book rides directly through the Telegram mini app and pay using Toncoin via Tonkeeper.
Key Features:
- No KYC or extra apps needed
- Pay easily with Toncoin via Tonkeeper
- Instant refunds for cancellations
- Quick ride matching with TADA's 300K driver network
Experience the convenience of booking rides with Toncoin today. TADA mini is now live in Singapore — try it now!
❤️ Thanks everyone for your support and love!
Last month I got interviewed by police for 4 days after arriving in Paris. I was told I may be personally responsible for other people’s illegal use of Telegram, because the French authorities didn’t receive responses from Telegram.
This was surprising for several reasons:
1. Telegram has an official representative in the EU that accepts and replies to EU requests. Its email address has been publicly available for anyone in the EU who googles “Telegram EU address for law enforcement”.
2. The French authorities had numerous ways to reach me to request assistance. As a French citizen, I was a frequent guest at the French consulate in Dubai. A while ago, when asked, I personally helped them establish a hotline with Telegram to deal with the threat of terrorism in France.
3. If a country is unhappy with an internet service, the established practice is to start a legal action against the service itself. Using laws from the pre-smartphone era to charge a CEO with crimes committed by third parties on the platform he manages is a misguided approach. Building technology is hard enough as it is. No innovator will ever build new tools if they know they can be personally held responsible for potential abuse of those tools.
Establishing the right balance between privacy and security is not easy. You have to reconcile privacy laws with law enforcement requirements, and local laws with EU laws. You have to take into account technological limitations. As a platform, you want your processes to be consistent globally, while also ensuring they are not abused in countries with weak rule of law. We’ve been committed to engaging with regulators to find the right balance. Yes, we stand by our principles: our experience is shaped by our mission to protect our users in authoritarian regimes. But we’ve always been open to dialogue.
Sometimes we can’t agree with a country’s regulator on the right balance between privacy and security. In those cases, we are ready to leave that country. We've done it many times. When Russia demanded we hand over “encryption keys” to enable surveillance, we refused — and Telegram got banned in Russia. When Iran demanded we block channels of peaceful protesters, we refused — and Telegram got banned in Iran. We are prepared to leave markets that aren’t compatible with our principles, because we are not doing this for money. We are driven by the intention to bring good and defend the basic rights of people, particularly in places where these rights are violated.
All of that does not mean Telegram is perfect. Even the fact that authorities could be confused by where to send requests is something that we should improve. But the claims in some media that Telegram is some sort of anarchic paradise are absolutely untrue. We take down millions of harmful posts and channels every day. We publish daily transparency reports (like this or this ). We have direct hotlines with NGOs to process urgent moderation requests faster.
However, we hear voices saying that it’s not enough. Telegram’s abrupt increase in user count to 950M caused growing pains that made it easier for criminals to abuse our platform. That’s why I made it my personal goal to ensure we significantly improve things in this regard. We’ve already started that process internally, and I will share more details on our progress with you very soon.
I hope that the events of August will result in making Telegram — and the social networking industry as a whole — safer and stronger. Thanks again for your love and memes 🙏
Live streaming from the Korea Blockchain Week in Seoul ❤️
Nick, the CEO at TBook is talking with Ekin, the founder of TON Society and Helena, the Head of Community at TON Society.
Tune in right now on Telegram, X, or Youtube!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKguAP9hxgU
🎧 TON Nest Application Pitch Session
Are you a builder that applied via eco.ton.org/opportunities/ton-nest for the TON Nest program?
In order to join the upcoming batch starting September 2, pitch at an online session here on Telegram or on X and present your project.
Rules:
2 min per pitch + 2 min max for questions
When and where:
8am UTC, Monday, September 2 👉
/channel/tonsociety?livestream
14pm UTC, Monday, September 2 👉
https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1ynKODXjeZAGR
What’s TON Nest?
TON Nest is an early builders support program that forms a community of founders, provides workshops and mentorship, and runs a leaderboard with rewards for the top performing projects.
Discover the story behind the symbol of free speech and digital privacy — Resistance Dog
From defying censorship in 2011 to becoming the symbol of the #DigitalResistance movement today, find out why this iconic dog matters now more than ever. 🐶
Privacy is a right, not a privilege. Free speech is the foundation of a healthy society.
Watch now!
#FREEDUROV ✊
Our #DigitalResistance movement is spreading!
4️⃣ million people have signed the Open Letter
Recently, we received the good news that Pavel has been released from custody. This is a significant milestone, and the TON Society will continue supporting him until he is completely free.
Technology is not a crime and must never be prosecuted. #FREEDUROV✊
How many of you here are willing to stand for our digital freedom and show the power of the global Web3 community?
🐶Resist: /channel/tgresistancebot/letter
Dear #DigitalResistance community, thanks to all of your support, Pavel Durov was able to avoid imprisonment. Since he has been indicted, we will have to go through the due process in France. Mr. Durov won’t be able to leave France and has to report to the police twice a week. This is a very important milestone, but we must continue to support him until we achieve complete victory. #FREEDUROV✊
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Join TON Voices Live (TVL) with Luke Belmar and Yat Siu
We're now live with Luke Belmar, Yat Siu, and Jack Booth to discuss all the breaking news of the week: Pavel Durov's detainment in France, the #DigitalResistance, TON Society’s Open Letter urging France to #FREEDUROV, and what the future looks like for TON after this historic moment. ✊
Sign the Open Letter: /channel/tgresistancebot/letter
Join now!
TON Voices Live (TVL) with Luke Belmar and Yat Siu starts in 3 hours
They'll discuss all the breaking news of the week: Pavel Durov's detainment in France, the #DigitalResistance, TON Society's Open Letter urging France to #FREEDUROV, and what the future looks like for TON after this historic moment.
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Over 1 million #DigitalResistance supporters have signed the Open Letter in just 6 hours!
Thank you for your support. Now we are stronger than ever before🐶
Sign the Open Letter: /channel/tgresistancebot/letter
#FREEDUROV ✊
Join the #DigitalResistance and Fight for Your Freedoms
Our most fundamental rights — freedom of speech and digital privacy — are under attack like never before. Governments and political correctness worldwide are tightening their grip, threatening to silence voices and monitor our every move online. The arrest of Pavel Durov in France isn’t the first time Durov has had to fight for our rights. Durov didn’t back down last time. Instead, he launched the #DigitalResistance — a movement to fight censorship and defend digital privacy.
The symbol of this movement? A dog in a hood. The Resistance Dog. In 2011, Pavel Durov was ordered to eradicate the posts of liberal thinkers and dissidents. In response, Pavel posted a picture of his dog, refusing to silence anyone on his platform. Since then, this dog has become the mascot of free speech. It has become an emblem of hope, incredible strength, and courage.
This isn’t just about one man; it’s about defending the rights of every individual. The #DigitalResistance is a movement for all of us who believe that privacy is a right, not a privilege, and that free speech is the foundation of a free society. By uniting under this banner, we are sending a clear message: we will not be silenced or surrender our digital freedoms.
Learn more about the movement and why it matters.
Activate the Resistance Pack:
1️⃣ Share this post using #FREEDUROV hashtag.
2️⃣ Put 🆓 emoji in your username.
3️⃣ Change avatar to Resistance Dog (our profile photo).
Stay vigilant. Stay strong. Resist. #FREEDUROV 💎✊
TON Society launches to empower TON Community and further decentralize TON
TON Society has launched as an independent company focused on engaging the community and decentralizing The Open Network (TON). Led by former TON Foundation directors, TON Society will manage all official community channels and events, aiming to give the community a stronger voice in shaping the TON Ecosystem.
Additionally, TON Society will focus on creating TON activists, boosting awareness of the TON Ecosystem, and decentralizing community assets. Learn more.
Sign up at society.ton.org to get involved, earn the first “OG” onchain badge, and help contribute to putting crypto in every pocket. Act. Grow. Connect. Own.
Join TON Voices Live (TVL) with Luke Belmar and Crypto Banter
We're now live with Luke Belmar, Ran Neuner, and Jack Booth, for a deep dive on TON news, alpha from Crypto Banter, and a very special $1K Toncoin giveaway!
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👀 Hackers, founders, developers…
This is an open call for you to join a $2M Hackathon.
TON Society is announcing Hackers League — an ecosystem-wide winter competition for early stage founders that will begin in October.
Featuring:
▪️ $2M prize pool
▪️ 19 IRL 3-day bootcamps
▪️ Key ecosystem projects tracks
Apply at eco.ton.org!
Airdrops are cool…
But what’s better is being a sustainable DeFi investor using smart yet simple strategies.
Watch the Late Night DeFi livestream with Vlad Degen, DeFi Lead at TON Foundation, to learn the basics of DeFi strategies for 100% APR.
Featuring Bemo, Tonstakers, STONfi, EVAA, Storm, and DeDust.
SBTs via @tbook_incentive_bot and airdrops are happening too, keep an eye on the posts 👀
If you are curious enough, click here.
DYOR, NFA.
Watch on Youtube, X, or Telegram.
TON Events Digest 🙏
Featuring TON events that are happening offline and online around the globe during this week 💟
Meetups by Ambassadors
TON Builders Vietnam Ho Chi Minh Meet-up 👉 Click
TON Builders x Xircus Vietnam Meet-up in Hanoi 👉 Click
TON Breakfasts
TON Breakfast in India on Sep 20th 👉 Click
TON Breakfast in Jaipur on Sep 19th 👉 Click
TON Breakfast in Surat on Sep 28th 👉 Click
TON Breakfast in Dublin on Sep 14th 👉 Click
Online TON Society happenings
AMA with Ambassadors about activations in August and September 👉 Click
DeFi strategies live stream with Vlad Degen, the DeFi Lead at TON Foundation
Hong Kong Community Call 👉 Click
CIS Community Call 👉 Click
TVL with Luke Belmar on Wednesday
TON Events Digest 🙏
Featuring TON events that are happening offline and online around the globe during this week 💟
This week is the week of Korea 🇰🇷
TON is presented with a booth at the main conference and is featured across numerous side events.
🙏 Summit: Blum, Yescoin, TONX & TON Innovators 👉 Click
🙏TON @ Korea Blockchian Week 👉 Click
🙏TON Asia - Seoul 👉 Click
🙏TON Discovery Day (Helena is speaking here) 👉 Click
Not only that, but there is also the EthWarsaw conference happening where TON Syndicate ambassadors are hosting a great line up of the events.
🙏 Cookie3 x NOKS x TON Poland @ ETHWarsaw 👉 Click
🙏 Teleport to TON Warsaw 👉 Click
🙏 Gaming. Redefined: Warsaw. Elympics on TON 👉 Click
TON Syndicate members are also hosting:
🙏 TON Vietnam 1st Builders' Meetup: Open the gateway for TON builders 👉 Click
🇭🇰 TON Society Hong Kong hosted an AMA with Binance
🌏 TON Society CIS are hosting a Silent SBT campaign
6M strong and counting — the #DigitalResistance is unstoppable!
Your overwhelming support is sending a clear message: we stand united for digital privacy and freedom of speech.
Let's aim even higher! Sign the Open Letter to urge the French authorities to #FREEDUROV ✊
Encourage your friends to join our movement. Together, we are powerful!
🆓🐶 /channel/tgresistancebot/letter
‼️Path of Honor: Round 9 Winners and Round 1️⃣0️⃣ Announcement
Let's warmly congratulate our Winners that are real core of our Society, making it more live, insightful and vivid! Check the complete winners list here 👉 Click
We also congratulate all our participants, because we launching anniversary 10-th Round 👉
Throughout the previous rounds, we grew with you, shared our ideas, expanded our knowledge about TON, made new connections and had a great time🤩
This round will run from September 1 to September 15.
During this round, we encourage all members to continue their active participation, share valuable information, and foster a positive and inclusive atmosphere.
The top 16 performers from 6 chats will share the 800 TON prize pool. Winners of 10-th Round will receive memorable SBT-s🩰
Participating chats:
❤️TON Society Global: @tonsociety_chat
🌏CIS: @tonsocietycis
🇮🇳India: @TONSocietyIndia
🇰🇷Korea: @tonsocietykorea
🇭🇰 Hong Kong: @TONSocietyHK
🌏 SEA: @TONSocietySouthEastAsia
To participate in the Path of Honor simply:
✅ Be an active member of our chats
✅ Share your knowledge and insights
✅Be respectful and supportive of other members
You can be disqualified if you:
🙅♂️ Send the same messages to score points
🙅♂️ Use several accounts to raise reputation
🙅♂️ Send messages without sense
Check out the detailed rules of the Path of Honor and find the list of Round 9’s winners in our Substack post ❤️
P.S: Dear winners — please send your wallet address to @TS_Rewards in order to receive the prizes
🎧 TON Nest Application Pitch Session
Are you a builder that applied via eco.ton.org/opportunities/ton-nest for the TON Nest program?
In order to join the upcoming batch starting September 2, join an online pitch session here on Telegram and present your project.
Rules:
2 min per pitch + 2 min max for questions
When:
9am UTC, Saturday, August 31st
11am UTC, Sunday, September 1st
Where:
/channel/tonsociety?livestream
What’s TON Nest?
TON Nest is an early builders support program that forms a community of founders, provides workshops and mentorship, and runs a leaderboard with rewards for the top performing projects.
Digital Resistance Space #FREEDUROV
Listen the TON France activists space with @redotoken and Mahdi Farimani, founder of Onton now.
https://x.com/ton_france/status/1829202472768024800
🎯 There’re 3 million of us so far
We defend our freedom and nobody can stop us!
Join #DigitalResistance and sign the Open Letter now: /channel/tgresistancebot/letter
Everyone’s voice matters.
#FREEDUROV✊
TON Helsinki Meet-up by our Ambassadors: LIVE
Join to watch the live stream on Telegram or on X 🎧
More than 2 million have already signed the Open Letter and joined the #DigitalResistance!
Your incredible support is a testament to our fight for digital privacy and freedom of speech. #FREEDUROV ✊
Let’s keep the momentum going! Sign the Open Letter now and share it with your friends.
🆓🐶 /channel/tgresistancebot/letter
Today, TON Society launches a first of its kind initiative to urge France to #FREEDUROV
An Open Letter Mini App in Telegram.
Anyone who values privacy and freedom of speech should sign this letter to French authorities. We hope to reach hundreds of millions of signatures.
We urge the French authorities to:
1️⃣ Free Mr. Pavel Durov from detention.
2️⃣ Allow Telegram to protect the freedom of expression and right to private life for its users.
The #DigitalResistance is now. #FREEDUROV.
As always, share this post using #FREEDUROV, and now sign the Open Letter in Telegram.
🆓🐶 /channel/tgresistancebot/letter
Today, We stand with Pavel Durov — Creator of Telegram.
In support of the #DigitalResistance, we are updating Toncoin’s logo and profile pictures across TON Community channels to the global symbol of Digital Resistance—the Resistance Dog. Pavel Durov started this movement during his fight to maintain the privacy of Telegram users and protect freedom of speech.
Join the #DigitalResistance, #FreeDurov. Activate the Resistance Pack:
1️⃣Share this post using #FREEDUROV hashtag
2️⃣Put 🆓emoji in your username
3️⃣Change avatar to Resistance Dog (our profile photo)
TON Society welcomes Ran Neuner
We’re proud to welcome Ran Neuner, Founder & CEO of Crypto Banter, as a new member of TON Voices!
In case you didn't catch today’s TVL with Luke Belmar and Ran Neuner live, you can listen to the recording here.
TON Voices Live (TVL) with Luke Belmar and Crypto Banter starts in 3 hours
Set your reminders!