Telegram’s t.me is back online: a short-link outage showed how sanctions and compliance shape service infrastructure

I’d like to share a story from the world of cyber infrastructure and security. Telegram briefly lost access to its t.me domain, which is used for short links and entry into public groups.

According to DomainME, the block was linked to OFAC compliance and a serverHold status. The restriction was later lifted, and the domain became available again.

This episode showed how even a single record in the domain zone can quickly affect service availability and user journeys.

Why it matters: such outages impact not only the product, but also trust in the infrastructure behind it.

Do you think these risks are still underestimated today? #cybersecurity #Telegram #infrastructure #HackerNews