Summary
- Telegram is facing scrutiny from the EU over the number of users it has in the bloc.
- The European Commission is investigating whether Telegram has the minimum 45 million users required to comply with stricter rules.
- The focus is on the platform’s “social network” aspect, not on one-to-one messaging like WhatsApp or Signal.
- If found to have 45 million users, Telegram could be designated as a “very large” platform.