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- Telegram has begun rolling out Stories to its users.
- All users can view Stories, but only Telegram Premium users can post Stories.
- Telegram had earlier highlighted some key features that set its implementation of Stories apart from others.
You can’t make an IM or social media app these days without adding a Stories feature to it. Practically every popular app has Stories, where users post photo and video updates that disappear after 24 hours. Telegram was the surprising holdout for this, but now, the app has added a stories feature. The twist is that only Telegram Premium users can post a story, though everyone can view posted stories.
Twitter user @Bayrischmaster spotted the Stories feature on Telegram, but they were puzzled about how to post a story. The official Telegram account on Twitter responded that the posting feature is currently available only to Premium users, confirming that the feature is indeed rolling out.