Charges & Financial Obligations · Company practice
Creators may get ad, sponsored-post and Stars rewards; the balance is not funds Telegram holds for you
Telegram says creators who host and publish content in channels may be eligible for rewards from ads displayed in their channel, proceeds from sponsored posts they publish and Telegram Stars donated by subscribers. Eligibility is stated as a possibility, not a promise. Any pending balance shown in your channel is described as an indicative amount of rewards you may receive; until it is withdrawn, used for rewards or ads and successfully transferred, Telegram says it is not funds you own that Telegram holds in deposit or custody for you, and that Telegram is not a financial institution or custodian of these funds. Telegram also says that its payout processor may be unable to issue rewards for some users or countries, and that if you cannot receive rewards or otherwise benefit from Stars as you expected, it will not be liable or offer any alternative compensation, refund or reward.
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Creators who use Telegram channels to host and publish content may be eligible to receive rewards from ads displayed in their channel, proceeds from sponsored posts they publish and donations of Telegram Stars from their subscribers
any pending balance shown in your Telegram channel, until requested for withdrawal, used to receive rewards or place ads and successfully transferred, does not constitute funds owned by you and held in deposit or under custody by Telegram on your behalf. This displayed balance should be considered an indicative amount representing the rewards you may receive pursuant to the provisions set out herein under our content creator program. The Telegram platform is not and does not act as a financial institution or custodian of these funds
Fragment may be unable to issue rewards for certain users or in certain countries, in accordance with regulatory considerations and other factors
should you for any reason be unable to engage with Fragment, receive rewards, or otherwise ultimately benefit from Stars in the way you had anticipated when publishing content, initiating sales or accepting donations, you understand and agree that Telegram will not be liable, nor will it offer any alternative compensation, refund or reward
Qualifications & exceptions
The three reward types in the introduction (ads, sponsored posts, Star donations) are described in Sections 2.1 to 2.3; each has its own conditions.
The rewards depend on the availability limits in Section 3 and the discretion, forfeiture and offset rights in Sections 4 to 6.
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The introduction mentions proceeds from sponsored posts that you publish, but the text supplied has no separate section setting terms for those proceeds; Section 2.1 covers a share of ad revenue from sponsored messages.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Company practice
You may qualify for a 50% share of Telegram's revenue from valid ad impressions, but Telegram can change it at any time
Advertisers buy ads through Telegram's Ad Platform that appear as sponsored messages; by default they are shown in suitable channels chosen by the advertiser. Telegram says you may be eligible for a reward corresponding to 50% of the revenue it earns from valid impressions of sponsored messages shown in eligible channels you own. This is subject to Telegram's ongoing voluntary commitment to incentivizing creators who comply with these terms. The share, if any, can change at any time without notice at Telegram's sole discretion, and Telegram decides the amount of your reward and the means of withdrawal at its sole discretion. Impressions or activity generated in a channel that itself did not comply with these terms or Telegram's Terms of Service are among the items the Code of Conduct lists as invalid activity.
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By default, ads are shown in suitable channels chosen by the advertiser.
You may be eligible to receive a reward corresponding to a 50% share of the revenue Telegram earns in connection with the number of valid impressions of sponsored messages displayed in eligible channels you own, subject to Telegram’s ongoing voluntary commitment to incentivizing content creators who comply with the terms set out in this agreement. The share, if any, is subject to change at any time without notice at our sole discretion. Telegram will determine the amount of your reward and means of withdrawal at its sole discretion
Any impressions or activity generated in a channel (or by a user) that itself did not comply with these Terms or, by extension, with the Telegram
Qualifications & exceptions
Only impressions that are "valid" count toward the share, and only in channels that are "eligible"; the revenue share is a possibility, not a guaranteed percentage.
The share applies to ad revenue from sponsored messages; paid posts and donations are rewarded under Sections 2.2 and 2.3.
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The terms do not define which channels are "eligible" or what counts as a "valid" impression beyond the invalid-activity list in Section 5.1.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Restriction or exception
Telegram says ad-revenue rewards are not payment for services and may be waived or discontinued at any time
For the ad-revenue rewards described just before, you acknowledge and agree that they are not payments for any services rendered, that they are an optional good-faith effort by Telegram to incentivize creators, and that they may be waived or discontinued at any time.
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You expressly acknowledge and agree that such rewards do not constitute payments for any services rendered, represent an optional good-faith effort by Telegram to incentivize content creators, and may be waived or discontinued at any time
Qualifications & exceptions
The sentence refers to "such rewards", which follows the Section 2.1 ad-revenue paragraph; Section 6 separately lets Telegram discontinue the Rewards Program.
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The sentence does not say in terms that it also covers the paid-post and donation rewards in Sections 2.2 and 2.3.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Company practice
Eligible owners can lock posts behind Stars and may receive 0.013 USD of rewards per Star earned
Owners of eligible channels may choose to monetize individual posts so the content is hidden unless readers pay a number of Telegram Stars to unlock it. The owners may then receive rewards equivalent to 0.013 USD from Telegram for each Star earned with paid posts. Elsewhere Telegram says it sets the monetary value it assigns to Stars for rewards in its sole discretion and that it may fluctuate, so the 0.013 USD figure is not stated as fixed.
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Owners of eligible Telegram channels may choose to monetize individual posts, making their contents hidden unless readers offer a certain number of Telegram Stars to unlock them
The owners may then receive [an equivalent of 0.013 USD worth of rewards](https://telegram.org/tos/bot-developers#6-2-4-rewards-for-stars) from Telegram for each Star they earned with paid posts
Similarly, Telegram determines the monetary value it assigns to Stars in its sole discretion, and this value has no connection, direct or implied, to the historical, present, or anticipated future purchase cost of Stars in any particular region. You acknowledge that both the Star purchase cost and the monetary value Telegram assigns to them for the purposes of rewards may fluctuate over time, based on current market conditions, economic considerations and other factors
Qualifications & exceptions
Only owners of "eligible" channels may monetize posts; the terms do not define eligibility.
The reward is stated as what owners "may" receive, and rewards are paid out through the process described in Section 4.4.
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The linked section on rewards for Stars in the Bot Developers terms is not part of the text supplied here.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Company practice
Eligible channel owners can receive rewards based on the Stars subscribers donate through a Star reaction
Owners of eligible Telegram channels can let users support them by donating Stars through a dedicated Star reaction on their posts. Telegram says owners may then receive a reward based on the number of Stars they receive as donations.
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Owners of eligible Telegram channels can enable users to support them by donating Stars through a dedicated Star reaction to their posts. The owners may then receive a reward from Telegram based on the number of Stars they have received as donations
Qualifications & exceptions
The reward is described as something owners "may" receive, and only owners of eligible channels can enable donations.
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This section does not state a per-Star reward value for donations; the 0.013 USD figure appears only in the paid-posts paragraph.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Company practice
You can spend your Star balance on ads or rewards or withdraw it; a pending balance is not funds Telegram holds
You may use your accrued Star balance to place Telegram ads or accept rewards, and you may withdraw your accrued balance. Until a pending balance shown in your channel is requested for withdrawal, used to receive rewards or place ads, and successfully transferred, you agree it is not funds you own held in deposit or custody by Telegram on your behalf. Telegram says the displayed balance is only an indicative amount of rewards you may receive under the content creator program, and that the platform is not a financial institution or custodian of these funds.
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You may use your accrued Star balance to [place Telegram advertisements](https://telegram.org/blog/mini-app-bar-paid-media-and-more?ln=f#subsidized-ads-for-creators-and-developers) or [accept rewards](https://telegram.org/blog/mini-app-bar-paid-media-and-more?ln=f#rewards-for-content-creators-and-developers), and you may withdraw your accrued balance
any pending balance shown in your Telegram channel, until requested for withdrawal, used to receive rewards or place ads and successfully transferred, does not constitute funds owned by you and held in deposit or under custody by Telegram on your behalf. This displayed balance should be considered an indicative amount representing the rewards you may receive pursuant to the provisions set out herein under our content creator program. The Telegram platform is not and does not act as a financial institution or custodian of these funds
Qualifications & exceptions
The non-custody statement applies to a pending balance until it is withdrawn, used and successfully transferred.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Company practice
Gram rewards can be withdrawn 2 days after accrual and Star rewards only after 21 days
Telegram says that for technical reasons Gram balance rewards become available for withdrawal 2 days after the date they were accrued, while Star balance rewards require 21 days.
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For technical reasons, Gram balance rewards become available for withdrawal 2 days after the date they were accrued, while Star balance rewards require 21 days.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Restriction or exception
You are responsible for withdrawing on time: Stars last 3 years and Telegram may set earlier expiration dates
You agree you are solely responsible for timely withdrawal of your accrued rewards. Telegram reserves the right to impose an expiration date on unredeemed rewards at its sole discretion, after which they are forfeit. Separately, Stars earned from content you publish are valid for 3 years from the date they were received, and Stars not used to accept rewards within that period are forfeit and debited from your balance.
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without limiting 4.4, you understand and agree that you are solely responsible for the timely withdrawal of your accrued rewards. We reserve the right to impose an expiration date on your unredeemed rewards at our sole discretion, after which they will be considered forfeit
Stars earned in connection with the content you publish on Telegram are valid for 3 years from the date they were received. Should you fail to accept rewards with the Stars you accrued within their 3 year period of validity, they will be considered forfeit and debited from your balance
Qualifications & exceptions
The 3-year Star validity period is a stated outer limit; Telegram also reserves the right to impose an expiration date at its sole discretion.
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The terms do not say what expiration date Telegram might impose or how much notice it would give.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Restriction or exception
Displayed balance values are only estimates, and Telegram sets what each Star is worth for rewards at its own discretion
Official Telegram clients may show an estimated value of your balances in a currency such as USD or EUR. Telegram says this is for convenience, is an approximation for one moment and is not a guaranteed price or exchange offer. Telegram determines the monetary value it assigns to Stars in its sole discretion; that value is not linked to what Stars cost to buy in any region, and both the purchase cost and the reward value may change with market conditions and other factors. Telegram says it does not anticipate frequent changes to the monetary value assigned to Stars for rewards. The 0.013 USD per Star paid-post reward stated in Section 2.2 sits alongside this statement that the reward value may change. Telegram also gives no guarantee that any cryptocurrency will keep or increase its value.
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Official Telegram clients may display an estimated value of your balances in a global currency, such as USD or EUR. You understand and agree that the estimated value displayed is for convenience only, is purely an approximation relevant for a particular moment in time and not a guaranteed price or exchange offer. The relative value of your channel balance may fluctuate over time, and we make no guarantee that any cryptocurrency will retain or increase its value over time in relation to other global currencies
Similarly, Telegram determines the monetary value it assigns to Stars in its sole discretion, and this value has no connection, direct or implied, to the historical, present, or anticipated future purchase cost of Stars in any particular region. You acknowledge that both the Star purchase cost and the monetary value Telegram assigns to them for the purposes of rewards may fluctuate over time, based on current market conditions, economic considerations and other factors. We do not anticipate frequent changes to the monetary value assigned to Stars for the purpose of issuing rewards
The owners may then receive [an equivalent of 0.013 USD worth of rewards](https://telegram.org/tos/bot-developers#6-2-4-rewards-for-stars) from Telegram for each Star they earned with paid posts
Qualifications & exceptions
The statement that frequent changes are not anticipated is an expectation, not a commitment to keep the value fixed.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Permission or license
Stars your channel earned can fund its ads at 0.02 USD of ad credit each, if content and branding comply
You can use Stars earned by your channel to place Telegram ads for that specific channel, as long as the content it hosts or displays, and the channel name and branding, comply with the Telegram Ad Policies and Guidelines. By placing ads for your channel you also become subject to the Telegram Ad Platform Terms of Service. Each Star used for Telegram Ads is worth 0.02 USD in advertising credit, and Telegram says this value may change because of temporary promotions and incentives, market conditions, economic factors and other events.
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You can use Stars earned by your channel to place Telegram advertisements for that specific channel, provided that the contents it hosts or displays, along with the name and branding of the channel itself are in compliance with the
You understand and agree that by placing Telegram Ads for your channel you are further subject to the
each Star in your balance is worth 0.02 USD in advertising credit. It is possible that this value may fluctuate, based on temporary promotions and incentives, or to address market conditions, economic factors and other events
Qualifications & exceptions
The 0.02 USD ad-credit value is a different figure from the 0.013 USD per Star reward for paid posts in Section 2.2; the first applies when Stars are spent on Telegram Ads.
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The Ad Policies and Guidelines and the Ad Platform Terms of Service are linked but not part of the source supplied here.
Cross-references
contrast (model-proposed): Eligible owners can lock posts behind Stars and may receive 0.013 USD of rewards per Star earned — contrast: Two different Star values appear: 0.02 USD of advertising credit per Star when Stars are spent on Telegram Ads, and a reward equivalent to 0.013 USD per Star earned with paid posts. The text states each for its own use and does not reconcile them, so the figures are not interchangeable.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Company practice
Telegram outsources payouts to Fragment and can withhold rewards for non-compliance until you request withdrawal
You may choose to receive rewards based on the Gram and Star balances in your channel. Telegram currently outsources processing of all Content Creator Rewards to Fragment, a non-custodial platform owned and operated by Fragment Corp, and your use of Fragment is subject to Fragment's own Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For ad-revenue rewards Telegram decides the amount and the means of withdrawal at its sole discretion, and for any rewards it reserves the right to withhold your rewards in part or in full if it determines, in its sole discretion, that you were not in compliance with these terms or other applicable Telegram Terms of Service at any point up to and including the date you request withdrawal.
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You may choose to receive rewards from Telegram based on the Gram and Star balances accrued in your channel. Telegram currently outsources the processing of all Content Creator Rewards to [Fragment](https://fragment.com/), a non-custodial platform owned and operated by Fragment Corp
You understand and agree that your engagement with Fragment is further subject to the Fragment
Telegram will determine the amount of your reward and means of withdrawal at its sole discretion
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 word "currently" shows the processor arrangement may change.
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Fragment's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy are linked but not part of the source supplied here.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Restriction or exception
If Fragment, your country or your provider blocks payouts, Telegram offers no compensation, refund or reward
Telegram says Fragment may be unable to issue rewards for certain users or countries because of regulatory considerations and other factors, and that your government, internet service provider or other authorities may block your access to Telegram, Stars or Fragment. Telegram says these factors are outside its control. If you cannot use Fragment, receive rewards or otherwise benefit from Stars as you expected after publishing content, initiating sales or accepting donations, you agree Telegram is not liable and will not offer any alternative compensation, refund or reward.
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Fragment may be unable to issue rewards for certain users or in certain countries, in accordance with regulatory considerations and other factors. Likewise, your government, internet service provider or other relevant authorities may directly or indirectly prevent you from accessing or engaging with Telegram, Telegram Stars or Fragment. All aforementioned factors are outside of our control
should you for any reason be unable to engage with Fragment, receive rewards, or otherwise ultimately benefit from Stars in the way you had anticipated when publishing content, initiating sales or accepting donations, you understand and agree that Telegram will not be liable, nor will it offer any alternative compensation, refund or reward
Qualifications & exceptions
The list of reasons is not exhaustive: it includes "and other factors".
Charges & Financial Obligations · Restriction or exception
If you lose access to your account or channel the balance is forfeit, and withdrawals cannot be reversed or refunded
If you lose access to your account or channel and so cannot withdraw a pending balance or accept rewards for Stars stored there, Telegram says all connected balances are forfeit and it will not compensate you. Reward withdrawals are neither reversible nor refundable, including when you send them to the wrong wallet, so you must check the destination. You are also responsible for keeping access to your cryptocurrency wallet: Telegram says no one controls the blockchains or can restore wallet access, and it will not be liable if you lose access.
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should you lose access to your account or channel, thereby becoming unable to withdraw any pending balance or accept rewards for Stars stored therein, all connected balances are considered forfeit and Telegram will not compensate you for this loss
any reward withdrawals are neither reversible nor refundable, including but not limited to instances where you may erroneously use an incorrect wallet. You understand that it is your responsibility to ensure that your withdrawals are set for the intended destination
you alone are responsible for ensuring your continued ability to access your cryptocurrency wallet, and, by extension, any cryptocurrency you own. Neither Telegram nor any other party controls decentralized blockchains
Qualifications & exceptions
The list of ways wallet access can be lost is not exhaustive.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Restriction or exception
You alone owe taxes and fees on rewards; payouts are tax-inclusive and Telegram disclaims penalties
You are solely responsible for all taxes and fees on the income you receive through the Rewards Program, where applicable under local laws. Telegram says it will not tell you about, calculate or pay taxes or fees for you, and that all payouts you withdraw are to be considered inclusive of tax. You agree Telegram is not liable for any fees, expenses, penalties or other costs you incur from taking part, including those caused by not complying with local laws. Separately, the indemnity in Section 7.1 has you hold Telegram and related parties harmless from claims and costs, including fines or penalties imposed by authorities, arising from your use of the Rewards Program.
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You are solely responsible for all taxes and fees associated with the income you receive via Rewards Program, if applicable and in accordance with local laws
Telegram will not inform you of, nor calculate or pay out any taxes and fees on your behalf. All payouts you withdraw via Rewards Program are to be considered inclusive of tax
You explicitly acknowledge and agree that Telegram will not be liable for any fees, expenses, penalties, or additional costs you may incur as a result of your participation in Rewards Program, including but not limited to those arising from your failure to properly comply with applicable local laws
You accept and agree to grant Telegram and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, contractors and employees absolute indemnity and to hold them harmless from and against any and all claims, actions, proceedings, obligations, investigations, demands, suits, expenses, costs and damages (including but not limited to legal fees, fines or penalties imposed by any authorities, private entities or regulatory institutions) arising from, related to, or in any way incurred as a result of your use of, conduct in connection with, your engagement with, receipt of and access to Rewards Program
Qualifications & exceptions
The responsibility applies "if applicable and in accordance with local laws"; the terms do not say which taxes apply to which users.
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The phrase "inclusive of tax" is not explained, so it is unclear whether it changes the amount you receive or only how Telegram treats the payout.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Restriction or exception
Stars are valid for 3 years from receipt and are forfeit if you do not use them to accept rewards in time
Stars earned from the content you publish are valid for 3 years from the date they were received. If you do not accept rewards with those Stars within that period, they are forfeit and debited from your balance. Telegram also reserves the right to impose an expiration date on unredeemed rewards at its sole discretion, a pending balance is not funds you own that Telegram holds for you, and Telegram offers no compensation if you cannot receive rewards through its payout processor.
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Stars earned in connection with the content you publish on Telegram are valid for 3 years from the date they were received. Should you fail to accept rewards with the Stars you accrued within their 3 year period of validity, they will be considered forfeit and debited from your balance.
We reserve the right to impose an expiration date on your unredeemed rewards at our sole discretion, after which they will be considered forfeit
does not constitute funds owned by you and held in deposit or under custody by Telegram on your behalf
you understand and agree that Telegram will not be liable, nor will it offer any alternative compensation, refund or reward
Qualifications & exceptions
Telegram may impose an earlier expiration date at its sole discretion under Section 4.1.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Restriction or exception
Telegram can withhold rewards, partly or fully, if it decides you broke these terms or its Terms of Service at any time
Telegram reserves the right to withhold your rewards in part or in full if it determines, in its sole discretion, that you have not complied with these terms or the other applicable Telegram Terms of Service at any point, up to and including the date you request withdrawal.
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You acknowledge that 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 test is Telegram's own determination in its sole discretion.
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Telegram's Terms of Service are linked but their text is not part of the source supplied here, so this card cannot say what conduct they prohibit.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Permission or license
Telegram can deduct Grams or Stars it deems tied to invalid activity, up to your entire balance
You agree Telegram has the right to offset your rewards by deducting any amount of Grams or Stars it deems related to invalid activity, impressions or queries. The deducted amount can equal your full balance where the case calls for it. The list of invalid activity that follows is introduced as "includes but is not limited to", so it is not a closed list.
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You further acknowledge and agree that Telegram has the right to offset rewards to you by deducting any amount of Grams or Stars it deems related to invalid activity, impressions or queries. The deducted amount can equal the full balance as the case may be
Invalid activity includes but is not limited to:
Qualifications & exceptions
Telegram decides what it "deems" related to invalid activity.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Restriction or exception
Invalid activity covers inflated, fake, tampered or non-compliant activity, even when others cause it
The listed invalid activity includes: impressions or activity obtained through false representation, purchase or explicit requests to interact with sponsored messages to inflate ad revenue; spam, phishing, automation and fake or simulated impressions, purchases and donations, whether run or solicited by you, your associates or third parties; impressions or activity in a channel or from a user that itself did not comply with these terms or Telegram's Terms of Service; tampering with Telegram clients and APIs, including how ads, impressions, payments, balances, prices and donation reactions work; unauthorized or unlawful purchases, sales through phishing or scams, and abuse of third-party refund systems; and any other activity facilitated by intentional, unwanted or illegal misconduct by the channel owner, its audience, other administrators or unrelated third parties.
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(a) Impressions and activity solicited through false representation, monetary purchase or explicit requests for users to interact with sponsored messages for the purposes of artificially inflating Ad revenue share payout;
(b) Spam, phishing, automation, invalid or fake impressions, purchases, donations and any other simulated or otherwise non-genuine activity, regardless of whether operated or solicited by you, your associates or other third parties;
(c) Any impressions or activity generated in a channel (or by a user) that itself did not comply with these Terms or, by extension, with the Telegram [Terms of Service](https://telegram.org/tos);
(d) Attempts to modify or interfere with Telegram clients and APIs, including but not limited to tampering with how Telegram serves ads, measures user impressions, facilitates payments, calculates balances, displays purchase prices and handles donation reactions;
(e) Unauthorized or unlawful purchases, sales facilitated through phishing or scam, or abuse and exploitation of third-party refund systems;
(f) Any other activity facilitated by intentional or otherwise unwanted or illegal misconduct by the channel owner, its audience, other channel administrators or unrelated third parties;
Qualifications & exceptions
Items (b) and (f) apply regardless of whether you, your associates or unrelated third parties caused the activity.
The list is not exhaustive.
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Telegram's Terms of Service are linked in item (c) but their text is not supplied here, so what counts as non-compliance with them is not described.
The terms do not say how "unwanted" misconduct under item (f) is determined or how you could contest a determination.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Restriction or exception
If invalid activity is found after you withdrew, Telegram can debit your account, offset future rewards or terminate you
If Telegram detects invalid activity after you have already withdrawn your balance, it reserves the right to debit your account and offset any future rewards until it is made whole. Depending on the circumstances and at its sole discretion, Telegram may also stop rewarding you based on revenue from your channel, or terminate the channel and your account altogether.
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In the event that any such invalid activity is detected after you have withdrawn your balance, Telegram reserves the right to debit your account and offset any future rewards until it is made whole. Depending on the circumstances and at its sole discretion, Telegram may also stop rewarding you based on the revenue originating from your channel, or terminate it and your account altogether.
Qualifications & exceptions
Which remedy applies depends on the circumstances and Telegram's sole discretion.
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The terms give no time limit on how long after a withdrawal Telegram may detect invalid activity and debit.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Restriction or exception
Telegram can end the Rewards Program anytime, wholly or in part, and unwithdrawn rewards then become forfeit
Telegram can fully or partially discontinue the Rewards Program at any time, including in response to unforeseen circumstances, in specific regions, for certain users or channels, or for a subset of services and features. It makes no guarantee of ongoing support. If the program is terminated, accrued rewards not yet transferred out of a channel stay accessible for a period Telegram decides at its sole discretion, after which they are forfeit. This sits alongside the statements that the ad-revenue share can change at any time without notice and that rewards may be waived or discontinued.
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Telegram can decide to fully or partially discontinue its Rewards Program at any time, including in response to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control. This includes but is not limited to discontinuation in specific regions, for certain users or channels, or for a subset of services and features. For clarity, we make no guarantee of ongoing or continued support for this program. In the event that the program is terminated, any accrued rewards that have not been transferred out of a channel will remain accessible for a period determined at our sole discretion, after which they will be considered forfeit.
The share, if any, is subject to change at any time without notice at our sole discretion
Qualifications & exceptions
The list of discontinuation scenarios is not exhaustive ("includes but is not limited to").
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The terms do not say how long accrued rewards remain accessible after termination or what notice Telegram would give.