telegram is full of bots and spam.

before it was a better WhatsApp alternative. now either WhatsApp or Signal.

kelvinjps10 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

those bots are different to these ones, for these you have to start the interaction. bots is the most useful feature of telegram

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embedding-shape 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> telegram is full of bots

It's been a core feature of Telegram since almost the beginning, and one of the main reasons I end up using Telegram, not sure why you'd think this is a drawback. The spam sucks though, not sure how they haven't got a handle on it yet.

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vachina 2 hours ago | parent [-]

If you don’t join spammy groups you won’t get spam

	▲	embedding-shape 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Fair, I am a part of a bunch of groups I no longer care about that the spam might originate from. Thanks :)

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sgt 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

They should start charging for it. Like not a lot, maybe just a coffee a month. That should keep the bots away.

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TacticalCoder 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I use Telegram only for groups with people I know. I've got zero issues with boths.

Are you using public channels? (are those even a thing with Telegram?)

	▲	flexagoon 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> are those even a thing with Telegram? It is the thing with Telegram