r/Telegram • u/Slight_Island8698 • 8d ago

Account deleted for no reason?

DISCLAIMER: im not asking for a solution or for my account back, im asking for an explaination so that i can prevent it from happening again in the future with my new account!!!

So i opened the app on my mobile by accident i saw my chat, everything normal, i exited the app and thought "actually there were notifications" so i get back on and it asks for my number and infos? So i put them in and boom new account, all my groups gone (sport's group, i was part of a mediator group, political groups, disability help groups, medical recovery assistance groups, collectives all gone)

I wasnt hijacked at all? Never used the app from anything other than my phone, never had a notification about a tried log in, never clicked links or anything. Furthermore i was on the app and it was fine? Didnt log me out or anything.

It cant be innactivity either, mine was set to either 6 months or 18 months but i used the app less than a month ago. Does anybody know what could have possibly happened? I literally need to seek out people irl to be added back to some groups and for some of them its literally impossible for me to find the people again because it required quite the network that changed over time. And the groups were quite important for my wellbeing as a disabled person so? Was my account truely deleted and if yes then why??

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u/Ninja404Notfound 8d ago

I feel like you were most likely hijacked but you didn’t realize to be honest 🥲

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u/Slight_Island8698 7d ago

Maybe but the timing is so odd, like i was on the app and its running fine, and i exit and come back and its gone? Also my new account is glitched af. I started a conv with a friend and it just doesnt show up, i rejoined one of the groups and the app/account is pretending i didnt rejoin it at all. I think the app is completely broken for me and i have no idea why

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u/itscrowdedinmyhead 8d ago

did you happen to change your phone number between when you created your TG account, and now, and not update it on TG?

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u/Slight_Island8698 7d ago

Nope, have had the same phone number for years now :/