“Now everyone who has been affected by the failure must have access restored.

Please note that you may face some long-term consequences, for example, not all messages will be visible, ”- said in a statement on Twitter.

They assured that it would soon pass.

“You don't have to do anything about it.

Thank you for your patience and welcome back, ”Telegram said.

And now everyone affected should be back online.

Note that you might experience some lingering effects like not all messages being visible - these will go away on their own very soon.

No need to do anything on your end.

Thank you for your patience and welcome back!

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- Telegram Messenger (@telegram) December 16, 2020

Earlier, Telegram crashed: a number of users in Europe and the Middle East experienced connection problems.