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Screen Name and Profile Picture Always Public

High severity High confidence Explicitdocumentlanguage Common · 276 of 352 platforms
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

These identifying elements cannot be made private; there is no setting or option to restrict their visibility, which has direct implications for user anonymity.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

You cannot make your screen name, profile pictures, or username private on Telegram.

How other platforms handle this

Faire Medium

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT FAIRE DOES NOT SCREEN OR INQUIRE INTO THE BACKGROUND OF ANY USERS OF THE SERVICES, NOR DOES FAIRE MAKE ANY ATTEMPT TO VERIFY THE STATEMENTS OF USERS OF THE SERVICES.

Perplexity AI Medium

Some of our websites may allow for comments or reviews in a public forum. If you post on these pages, what you share may be publicly available.

Zillow Medium

Any non-binding quotes provided by the Zillow Companies for Third-Party Providers' financial products are not intended to be official Loan Estimates as defined in the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act or the Truth in Lending Act...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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the screen name you choose, your profile pictures, and your username (should you choose to set one) on Telegram are always public.

— Excerpt from Telegram's Telegram Privacy Policy

Provision details

Document information
Document
Telegram Privacy Policy
Entity
Telegram
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
May 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-027783
Document ID
CA-D-00174
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
https://telegram.org/privacy
Wayback Machine
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Content hash (SHA-256)
254e0a0f475f303b19d7bea19e3509d7cffd49f04954691cb890759d163b36a4
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 21:51 UTC
Methodology
summarize_document-v8
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Telegram
Document: Telegram Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-027783
Captured: 2026-05-20 21:51:16 UTC
SHA-256: 254e0a0f475f303b…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/telegram/telegram-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-027783/screen-name-and-profile-picture-always-public/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
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Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Telegram's Screen Name and Profile Picture Always Public clause do?

These identifying elements cannot be made private; there is no setting or option to restrict their visibility, which has direct implications for user anonymity.

How does this clause affect you?

You cannot make your screen name, profile pictures, or username private on Telegram.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 276 platforms. See the full comparison.

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