Terms of Service for Content Creators

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Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception

Groups, channels, the Rewards Program, ads and Stars may be unavailable to some users, channels or regions

Telegram says the ability to create groups and channels may be partly or fully unavailable to certain users or in specific regions. The Rewards Program may likewise be partly or fully unavailable to certain channels, channel owners and regions because of current demand, economic considerations, regulatory restrictions, channel topics and other factors. Ads and the ability to buy or spend Stars may also not be visible or available to users in some regions, which Telegram says may at times be a significant portion of your audience.

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The ability to create groups and channels may be partially or fully unavailable to certain users or in specific geographical regions
In addition, the Telegram Rewards Program may be partially or fully unavailable to certain channels, channel owners and geographical regions, in accordance with current demand, economic considerations, regulatory restrictions, channel topics and other factors
Similarly, advertisements and the ability to purchase or spend Stars may not be visible or available for users in certain regions, which, at times, could represent a significant portion of your audience

Qualifications & exceptions

  • The listed reasons for Rewards Program unavailability are examples; the sentence ends with "other factors".

Not stated here

  • The terms do not say which regions, channel topics or channel owners are affected, or how you would be told.

Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception

Availability can change at any time with no advance notice, compensation or explanation

You acknowledge and agree that the availability of, engagement with and access to these features and programs, for you, your associates, your Communities and your audience, may change at any time. Telegram says it is not obligated to give advance notice, compensation or an explanation for such changes. Related sections let Telegram discontinue the Rewards Program in specific regions or for certain users or channels, and say Telegram will not offer alternative compensation if you cannot receive rewards through its payout processor.

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You acknowledge and agree that the availability of, engagement with and access to any of the aforementioned features and programs for both you, your associates, your Communities and your audience may change at any time, and we are not obligated to provide advance notice, compensation or explanations for any such changes
This includes but is not limited to discontinuation in specific regions, for certain users or channels, or for a subset of services and features
you understand and agree that Telegram will not be liable, nor will it offer any alternative compensation, refund or reward

Qualifications & exceptions

  • The statement covers you, your associates, your Communities and your audience.

Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception

Using Telegram in good faith is required; failing may mean permanent loss of rewards, channel and Telegram account

Telegram sets out a code of conduct for all content creators and also expects you to use the platform in good faith, for the benefit of its users and to enrich the Telegram ecosystem, beyond the listed rules. Failing to do so may result in your permanent exclusion from the Rewards Program and in termination of your channel and your Telegram account.

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The following details the fundamental code of conduct for all content creators on the Telegram platform. In addition to the stipulations below, you agree to use the Telegram platform in good faith, for the benefit of its users and to enrich the overall Telegram ecosystem. Failure to do so may result in your permanent exclusion from Rewards Program, as well as the termination of your channel and your Telegram account.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • The consequence is stated as "may result", not as automatic.

Not stated here

  • "Good faith" and "the benefit of its users" are not defined beyond the specific rules listed.

Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception

Community creators must act immediately to remove forbidden content and the users who posted it, or appoint more admins

By creating and operating a Community you are expected to make sure the Community and everything shared in it comply with Telegram's Terms of Service. If content forbidden by those terms, including links to such content, is shared in your Community, you must act immediately to remove both the content and the users who submitted it. If you cannot do this yourself for any reason, such as the number of members, you are expected to immediately appoint enough additional Community administrators until the obligations are met.

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By creating and operating a Community on Telegram, you understand that you are expected to ensure that both the Community itself and all content shared therein comply with Telegram’s Terms of Service. If content (including links to content) that is forbidden by Telegram’s Terms of Service is shared within your Community, you must act immediately to address and remove both the content and the users who submitted it. Should you be unable to personally meet these obligations for any reason (e.g., the number of Community members), you are expected to immediately appoint sufficient additional Community administrators until said obligations have been fulfilled.

Not stated here

  • Telegram's Terms of Service are not part of the source supplied here, so the content they forbid is not described.

Account & Service Control · Permission or license

Telegram Moderators may permanently terminate a Community used for illicit content, and the users who violated the terms

If Telegram Moderators determine that your Community is being used to share illicit content, they may permanently terminate both the Community and the users found to be violating Telegram's Terms of Service.

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If Telegram Moderators determine that your Community is being used to share illicit content, they may permanently terminate both your Community and the users found to be in violation of Telegram’s Terms of Service.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • The action is permissive ("may"), and depends on a determination by Telegram Moderators.

Account & Service Control · Permission or license

If a Community itself is compliant but was temporarily abused, moderators may close it temporarily

If the Community does not itself directly violate Telegram's Terms of Service and was temporarily abused by malicious actors, moderators may choose to close it temporarily so members cannot access it, while giving Community administrators the option to address violations in a timely fashion.

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If the Community itself does not directly violate Telegram’s Terms of Service and was temporarily abused by malicious actors, moderators may opt to temporarily close it, ensuring members cannot access it while providing Community administrators the option to address any violations in a timely fashion.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • This applies only when the Community does not directly violate the terms and was temporarily abused by malicious actors.

Account & Service Control · Permission or license

Telegram can end your rewards or participation without warning for violations by you, your channel or its administrators

Telegram has complete discretion to terminate your reward or your participation in the Rewards Program without warning for violations of these terms or of Telegram's Terms of Service made by your channel, its administrators or yourself. In those cases Telegram may temporarily suspend your channel's participation until the infraction is remedied, or permanently remove you or your channel from the program. It can also withhold rewards in part or in full when it decides, in its sole discretion, that you were non-compliant up to the date you request withdrawal.

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You further acknowledge and agree that Telegram has complete discretion to terminate your reward from or participation in Rewards Program without warning, for violations of these Terms or of the [Telegram Terms of Service](https://telegram.org/tos) made by your channel, its administrators, or yourself. In such cases, Telegram may temporarily suspend your channel’s participation until the infraction is remedied, or permanently remove you or your channel from the program.
Telegram reserves the right to partially or fully withhold your rewards if it determines, in its sole discretion, that you have not been in compliance with these terms or other applicable Telegram [Terms of Service](https://telegram.org/tos) at any point, up to and including the date on which you request withdrawal

Qualifications & exceptions

  • The trigger covers violations by the channel, its administrators or you; the response ranges from temporary suspension until remedied to permanent removal.

Not stated here

  • Telegram's Terms of Service are linked but their text is not part of the source supplied here, so what violations they cover is not described.