No, Google did not try to buy us, says Telegram founderThis entry was posted in Apps Europe Mobile Social Sundar Pichai TC Telegram WhatsApp and tagged facebook google on April 29, 2016 by Natasha Lomas Reports in the Russian press that Google tried to acquire the Telegram messaging app last year for $1 billion have been firmly rebutted by Telegram founder Pavel Durov. The rumors had been widely reported in the tech press today. Read More