Telegram prohibits scraping data from its platform for any purpose, including training AI systems, and this rule applies to everyone including businesses and third-party services.
This analysis describes what Telegram's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology
This provision extends content and data use restrictions to all platform participants, including developers and businesses, and may affect how organizations use Telegram data for analytics, compliance monitoring, or AI development.
Interpretive note: The full scope of the scraping prohibition is defined in a separate Content Licensing and AI Scraping Terms document not reproduced here, creating uncertainty about specific permitted and prohibited activities.
Removal of explicit AI and data scraping prohibition from the main Terms of Service (delegating it to separate terms) reduces visibility and enforcement clarity for platform users regarding data extraction restrictions.
View full change record →This clause means that businesses and developers cannot legally extract or scrape Telegram content at scale, which may have implications for organizations that rely on data aggregation or AI training using platform data.
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"Telegram additionally prohibits data scraping as part of its Content Licensing and AI Scraping Terms, which apply to all users, businesses, and third-party services accessing the platform.Excerpt from Telegram's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages intellectual property law (copyright in content), platform terms enforcement under contract law, and potentially the EU AI Act to the extent it governs training data sourcing for AI systems.
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This provision extends content and data use restrictions to all platform participants, including developers and businesses, and may affect how organizations use Telegram data for analytics, compliance monitoring, or AI development.
This clause means that businesses and developers cannot legally extract or scrape Telegram content at scale, which may have implications for organizations that rely on data aggregation or AI training using platform data.
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