About
T-Do.ru launched in April 2018, right after Roskomnadzor blocked Telegram in Russia. It solved a practical problem: public t.me links stopped working for users in Russia, so people could no longer open channels and chats from websites or web browsers.
T-Do worked as a redirect service. Users replaced t.me with t-do.ru in any Telegram link and got a working landing page with a button that opened Telegram.
Key features
Simple redirects
The idea was intentionally simple: replace t.me with t-do.ru, and the link works again. That let bloggers, publishers, and businesses keep sharing channel links on websites and social media. 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.
Advertising platform and premium subscription
The service made money from advertising, supported by a custom self-serve ad dashboard with targeting by traffic source and channel topic. It also offered a premium subscription that removed ads and let channel owners customize their pages.
Results
At its peak, T-Do handled more than 300,000 redirects per day and became a key tool for the Russian-speaking Telegram community. It helped thousands of creators stay connected with their audiences during the block.
Starting in 2019, localized versions also launched 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 shut down for good in 2022 because of regulatory changes.