Telegram Short Links Crash Following Unexplained DNS Disconnection
Telegram’s widely used t.me short links have stopped functioning in web browsers following an unexpected Domain Name System (DNS) disconnection.
The messaging platform has quietly updated its link-sharing mechanism in response. When users copy links to chats, channels or profiles, the application now generates URLs using the telegram.me format instead of the standard t.me prefix.
While the short links fail to load in external browsers, the Telegram application remains fully operational. Internal link routing within the app is unaffected, and the primary telegram.me and telegram.org websites remain accessible.
The disruption stems from the t.me domain being dropped from the DNS, the global service responsible for translating readable web addresses into numeric IP addresses. Tech publication Kod Durova noted that some users can still open the short links temporarily if the routing information remains stored in their device or internet service provider’s cache.
Company representatives have not yet released an official statement addressing the outage. Industry observers suggest the domain disconnection could result from a technical glitch, a routine registrar audit or an undisclosed legal dispute.
Founded by Pavel Durov in 2013, the platform serves more than a billion monthly users. Despite the ongoing external URL routing issues, Telegram’s core cloud-based messaging and file-sharing services remain completely stable.
