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The prohibition is universal in scope, covering every category of platform accessor, with no carve-out for commercial or research use.
Every reader, regardless of whether they are an individual user, business, or third-party service, is prohibited from data scraping on Telegram.
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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 Telegram Terms of Service
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The prohibition is universal in scope, covering every category of platform accessor, with no carve-out for commercial or research use.
Every reader, regardless of whether they are an individual user, business, or third-party service, is prohibited from data scraping on Telegram.
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