Messaging apps are not just for messaging these days anymore! There's a lot more to it than just messaging. The same applies to the Telegram app.
In fact, the platform is taking steps to further expand the horizon for users. Telegram Sponsored Messaging, a tool that will allow everyone to promote channels and services, is ready to launch.
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It will be shown on large public channels with 1000+ subscribers, which will likely provide extended reach.
According to Telegram, Sponsored messages have a limit of 160 characters and are based exclusively on the theme of the channels audiences in which they are broadcast, which means that no user data is compromised or analyzed for the presentation of the adverts.
It also means that the same sponsored messages will be seen by every single user on that particular channel.
The head of Telegram, Pavel Durov, rushed to reassure users about their intentions. “There will be no ads in chats on Telegram. If you use Telegram as the messenger we launched in 2013 – you will never see a sponsored message. Sponsored messages cannot appear in your chat list, private chats or groups.”
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Your data is safe is what the company is promising, even with the Sponsored Messages feature. As mentioned above, ads will only be displayed on channels with more than 1000 members and based solely on their topic.
- No ads in Telegram chat
Sponsored messages will only be available on mass channels. Your private chats or groups will not be affected by these ads.
- Telegram Sponsored Messages will be discreet.
Official Sponsored Messages are limited to 160 characters of text. No images or external links are included in it. You will only see one sponsored message per channel, and only after reading all new posts.
Message-sharing app Telegram mentioned that the sponsored messages feature is currently in test mode and not available to everyone.
Telegram claims this will ensure that when the sponsored messages feature is fully launched, it will cover its basic costs, such as equipment and data centers used by channel managers to deliver their content to hundreds of millions of Internet users. Telegram.
In addition, it will start sharing advertising revenue with Sponsored Messages channel administrators. Exactly how this will happen is unclear.
