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Telegram's "Nearly 0%" Commission on Stars: Smoke and Mirrors? 🤨

Telegram is facing accusations of misleading users about its commission fees for its "Stars" tipping system. While the platform claims creators enjoy "nearly 0% commission," a closer look reveals a different story.

Here's the breakdown:

The Claim: Telegram boasts "nearly 0% commission" on Star purchases, even highlighting a 30% discount on ads to offset third-party payment fees.

The Reality:

* App Store/Play Store Purchases: While these platforms take a 30% cut, Telegram *also* charges an additional ~5% commission.
* Direct Purchases (APK, Web, Desktop): Telegram charges a hefty commission ranging from ~17% to a whopping 30%!

Developer Earnings Tell the Tale:

Telegram pays developers a fixed rate of $0.013 USD per Star. Crunching the numbers reveals a stark contrast between user spending and developer earnings, with Telegram pocketing the difference.

Example: Buying 100 Stars:

* App Stores: User pays $1.99, developer receives $1.30 (65% of user spending).
* Directly: User pays $1.69, developer receives $1.30 (a mere 80% of user spending).

The Bottom Line: Calling a 5-30% commission "nearly 0%" is misleading at best. This lack of transparency raises concerns about Telegram's monetization practices and fairness towards its creator community.

It seems that Telegram's reporting systems are having some technical problems.
Many users are unable to send messages in private to other users and in many cases also in groups.

From what we notice, it seems that almost all bots are having problems.
I think it is an advance on a TGDown.

Also botfather and other official bots are so slow.

@reviews_bot @reviewinsightsbot
are part of telegram for android source code

https://github.com/DrKLO/Telegram/blob/a98242940150d449a3518d49d859163f4756dc80/TMessagesProj/src/main/java/org/telegram/messenger/MessageObject.java#L6615

In these two bots, the forwarding icon is forcibly shown which is usually shown only in channels and in a few other cases. Curious, isn't it?

In his official channel, Durov informs us that he has put up a huge poster of the banner of the latest update. Why doesn't he update us on Telegram downtimes or reproducible builds, since he loves talking about these topics so much?

Bot Privacy Policies

Bots and mini apps must comply with all applicable privacy laws and regulations – including those from Apple and Google stores.

To remain in compliance with Apple guideline 5.1.1 (i), bots and mini apps must provide a Privacy Policy detailing what data they store, how they collect it, and for what purpose.

Operating without a separate Privacy Policy will lead to suspension or termination of your bot on Telegram.

Mini apps can make their Privacy Policy easily accessible by including a link to it on a 'Settings' page, while bots must make it available via the /privacy command.

For more information about these requirements, please see this section of the Bot Developer Terms of Service.

PRIVACY

it isn't new but it's funny

Telegram is adding the verified badge to any bot regarding cryptocurrencies or similar things. We avoid mentioning every single bot that is getting the checkmark, but pretty much all of the popular ones have it.

Bot API 7.7

• Mini Apps can now disable vertical swipes – preventing users from exiting by accident.
• Bots can now detect service messages about refunded payments.

• And more, see the full changelog for details:

https://core.telegram.org/bots/api-changelog#july-7-2024