Telegram is experiencing a global outage: what exactly has stopped working?
This is confirmed by websites that monitor the performance of online services.
The disruption has affected the t.me domain, which Telegram uses for short links. Users use it to access channels, chats, bots, profiles, individual posts and invitations to groups.
The domain has been assigned ‘serverHold’ status at the level of the .me domain zone registry. This status means that the address has been removed from the DNS system, so browsers cannot find or open t.me pages.
The reason for the restriction has not yet been officially stated. Neither Telegram nor the administrators of the .me domain zone have publicly explained why the domain was assigned ‘serverHold’ status. It is known that the t.me registration remains valid, so the issue is not related to the domain’s expiry.
What isn’t working
Users cannot open links beginning with t.me in their browsers. This disruption may make it difficult to:
accessing Telegram channels and profiles;
viewing individual posts;
joining groups by invitation;
launching bots via external links;
accessing chats from websites and social media platforms.
Issues have also been reported with telegram.me addresses, which the messenger previously used.
Is the messenger itself working?
The Telegram mobile app and desktop version remain available. Users can send messages, view channels and open chats directly within the app.
This is not a complete shutdown of Telegram, but rather a situation where its short web links are unavailable. Users who are already subscribed to a channel or have been added to a group can find them via the search function or the list of chats within the app.
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