[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":2084},["ShallowReactive",2],{"header-latest":3,"post-\u002Fblog\u002Fcode-audit-technical-debt":1372},[4],{"id":5,"title":6,"body":7,"date":1346,"description":1347,"extension":1348,"faq":1349,"image":1359,"lang":1360,"meta":1361,"navigation":108,"path":1362,"published":108,"readTime":215,"seo":1363,"stem":1364,"tags":1365,"updated":1346,"__hash__":1371},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Ftelegram-web-apps-sells.md","Telegram Web Apps (TWA): How to Launch a Full SaaS Inside Telegram",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":1335},"minimark",[10,19,22,25,30,33,44,52,63,70,73,856,860,863,868,875,923,927,930,1215,1219,1229,1232,1270,1283,1291,1295,1315,1318,1331],[11,12,13,14,18],"p",{},"Telegram has transcended its origins as a privacy-focused messaging client to become a powerful, cross-platform runtime environment. 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