About
T-Do.ru launched in April 2018, immediately after Roskomnadzor blocked Telegram in Russia. The service solved a practical problem: external t.me links stopped opening for Russian users, so people could not reach channels and chats from websites or browsers.
T-Do worked as a redirector. Users replaced t.me with t-do.ru in any Telegram link and got a working page with a button that opened the messenger.
Key features
Simple redirects
The mechanic was intentionally simple: replace t.me with t-do.ru, and the link works again. This let bloggers, media teams, and businesses continue publishing links to their channels on websites and social networks. The service supported channels, groups, bots, user profiles, and private invite links.
Link converter
The home page included a fast converter: paste a broken t.me link and get a working t-do.ru link. It saved time for people working with many links.
Ad cabinet and premium subscription
The service was monetized through ads, supported by a custom ad cabinet with targeting by traffic source and channel topic. It also had a premium subscription that removed ads and allowed custom styling for channel pages.
Results
At its peak, T-Do processed more than 300 thousand redirects per day and became one of the main tools for the Russian-speaking Telegram community. It helped thousands of creators keep their connection with audiences during the block.
From 2019, local versions also operated in Iran, India, and Brazil.
After Telegram was unblocked in Russia in June 2020, traffic gradually declined and active development wound down in 2021. The service finally closed in 2022 because of changes in regulation.